Grammar and Language Workbook

Unit 11, Capitalization 219

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Lesson 66

Capitalizing Names and Titles of Persons II

A general rule to follow is to capitalize proper nouns but not common nouns.

Frederick Douglas writer

Capitalize a title when it comes before a person’s name or when it is used in

direct address but not a title that follows a person’s name.

Mayor Jean Dean Capt. John Gray Mr. Ralph Rivera

The reporter asked, “Mr. President, when is your next meeting?”

Bill Clinton was elected president in 1992.

Exercise 1 Draw three lines under each lowercase letter that should be capitalized.

Kosey will eat lunch with capt. williams and then meet the mayor.

1. Mrs. kimi hayashi recommends dr. jack grady.


2. Louisa may alcott wrote the book Little Women.


3. The dentist’s sign advertised “mara klein, d.d.s.”


4. Jamal interviewed commissioner brown yesterday.


5. England’s reigning queen is elizabeth II.


6. Josie, have you ever met lieutenant martinez?


7. Mayor harold jones and capt. bernadette henley met this morning.


8. What does the “s” in “harry s truman” stand for?


9. Are peggy, meg, and maggie all nicknames for margaret?


10. Address the letter to dr. alejandra castillo.


11. Why does the program refer to dr. cruz as rey cruz, m.d.?


12. Which president is known as f.d.r.?


13. Charlie, chuck, and chas are all nicknames for charles.


14. When did eric the red and the Vikings sail from Norway?


15. Grandma, aunt stephanie, and uncle floyd will stay for a week.


16. My uncle, hector salazar, is running for mayor this year.