CapitalizationATI TEAS 7 cheat sheet

Proper nouns and sentence starts

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Always Capitalize

The first word of a sentence
The pronoun I
Proper nouns — names, places, brands, organizations
Days, months, holidays

Do Not Capitalize

Seasons — spring, summer
Directions used generally — 'drive north'
General subjects — biology (but Biology 101)

Titles

Capitalize a title before a name: Dr. Lee, Nurse Patel
Lowercase after: 'Lee, the doctor on call'

Work Titles

Capitalize the first, last and all major words

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Proper nouns and sentence starts

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