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Learning Writing Skills and Grammar by Song
You capitalize the first word in
every sentence - That's how you begin.
You capitalize the first word in
direct quotes - John said, "Let's begin."
You capitalize the first word and
all main words in a title grand
like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Rumpelstilskin,
Beauty and the Beast, and Gone With the Wind
You capitalize names of all kinds
Sunday, Arbor Day, March, and Heinz
You capitalize words used as names
Ask Mom if Grandpa liked the games
You capitalize names with titles too
Like President Lincoln* and Dr. Drew Officer Brown and Sir Raleigh Knight
Captain Hook and Professor White
You capitalize "I" when used alone
May I call you when I find my phone
You capitalize initials and abbreviations
J. R. Jones and Mrs. Williams
You capitalize when it applies
Just use these eight rules as your guide
To help remember sing this song
It's the truth, you will never go wrong
It's the truth, you will never never never go wrong!
*can change name to current President
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