COLONS AND CAPITALIZATION

COLONS AND CAPITALIZATION

1. COLONS

   • RULES
     • Capitalize the First Word of a Sentence
       • The cat is sleeping.
     • Capitalize Time Periods and Events (Sometimes)
       • In the Middle Ages, poor hygiene was partly responsible for the spreading of bubonic plague.
     • Capitalize Cities, Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
       • My mother is British, and my father is Dutch.
     • Capitalize Most Words in Titles
       • Sense and Sensibility is better than Pride and Prejudice.
     • Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays, But Not Seasons
       • Tom’s birthday is in June.
     • Capitalize the First Word of a Quote (Sometimes)
       • Stacy answered, “My sister and I are going to the water park.”
     • Don’t Capitalize After a Colon (Usually)
       • I have one true passion: wombat racing.
     • Capitalize Names and Other Proper Nouns
       • My favorite author is Jane Austen.

2. CAPITALIZATION

   • Colons Separating Independent Clauses
     • A dolphin is not fish: it is a warm-blooded mammal.
   • Use a colon to introduce a bulleted or numbered list.
     • he English language is spectacular. There are 14 different types of punctuation marks: Periods Question Marks Exclamation Points
   • Use colons between two sentences
     • Thinking back, our trip to Ireland was the best: we saw some of the most beautiful terrain this earth has to offer.
   • Use a colon to introduce an item or list
     • There are three things every dog needs: food, water, and healthcare.
   • Use a colon to introduce extended quotations.
     • Act as if what you intend to manifest in life is already a reality. Eliminate thoughts of conditions, limitations, or the possibility of it not manifesting. If left undisturbed in your mind and in the mind of intention simultaneously, it will germinate in the physical world.
   • Use a colon following a greeting
     • To Whom It May Concern: