OF CAPITAL LETTERS.

A Capital should begin: (1) the first word of every sentence, and of every

line of poetry; (2) proper names of persons, places, months, and days; (3)

all appellations of the Deity; (4) titles of honor; (5) names of things

personified; (6) names denoting the race or nation of individuals; (7)

adjectives derived from proper names; (8) the first word of a direct

quotation or speech; (9) the principal words in the titles of books; (10)

words denoting important events, the chief subject of a composition, etc.

(11) The pronoun I and the interjection O are always capitals.

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