AP Style Test-Capitalization – Flashcards
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Titles Preceding a Name
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Capitalize ex. he said President Obama will meet Vice President Biden. Defense Secretary Gates. Auburn City Engineer William ALWAYS lowercase presidency
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Titles Standing Alone
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Lowercase titles standing alone OR following a name ex. the president will meet with the vice president tom. the Auburn city engineer will... William Fendley, Auburn city engineer, will... the defense secretary said...
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Long Titles
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place long titles AFTER the name ex. Felicia Mason, executive director of the Alabama Press Association, and Anne Gamberg, dean of the College of Liberal Arts
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Occupational (job descriptions) or False Titles
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Lowercase ex. ....and gardner John Jones ...included rookie left-handed pitcher Bill Bryant the speaker was defense attorney John Paul Astronaut is not a formal title. lowercase professor before name and dont include in second reference
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Union, Republic, Colonies
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Capitalize Union, Republic, Colonies when referring to the United States also capitalize Republic of Korea, French Fifth Republic
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Referring to State Bodies
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Capitalize Congress, Senate, House, Cabinet, Legislature when referring to the United States or specific, individual state body building in Washington is the Capitol. city is capital
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Committees
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Capitalize committee in full names ex. the Senate Judiciary Committee met at noon the House Ways and Means Committee recessed. Lowercase committee when standing alone. Lowercase subcommittee in ALL cases ex. the committee recessed early. Senate Judiciary subcommittee on rules meets tomorrow
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Complete Names of Organizations
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Capitalize ex. Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce Interstate Commerce Commission but--- Kappa Theta fraternity
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Commission
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Lowercase commission when standing alone
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Supreme Court, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Juvenile Court, District Court
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Capitalize Supreme Court, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Juvenile Court, District Court Note: it is Juvenile Court Judge Sanders and not Juvenile Judge Sanders
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Social Security Administration and Social Security Act
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Capitalize Social Security Administration and Social Security Act when referring to the U.S. system ex. he received Social Security payments. but Lowercase use in general sense--he advocates social security for the aged
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Military Titles
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Capitalize Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard when referring to those of the US lowercase solider, sailor, leatherneck, but Capitalize Marine Coast Guardsman
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Holidays, Historic Events, Feasts, Fast Days, Events, Hurricanes, Typhoons
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Capitalize ex. Mother's Day, Labor Day, Battle of the Bulge, Good Friday, Passover, Ash Wednesday, Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, National Safety Week, Hurricane Henry, Typhoon Tilda, New Year's Day, Groundhog Day lowercase... what will the new year bring? at the start of the new year, we...
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Specific Regions
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Capitalize ex. Middle East, Mideast, Middle West, Texas Panhandle, Orient, Chicago's South Side, Lower Manhattan, Deep South
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Ideological and Political Areas
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Capitalize ex. East-West relations, East Germany BUT Lowercase mere direction: west Alabama, central Alabama
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Political Parties
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Capitalize ex. Democratic Party, Democrat, Republican Party, Republican, Socialist, Communist, Independent lowercase when standing alone: democratic form of government, republican system, socialism, communism Capitalize Red when used as political, geographical, or military unit
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Names of fraternal organizations and civic clubs
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Capitalize ex. Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club
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Newspaper Names
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Capitalize THE in a newspaper's name if that's how it's known. DON'T place name in quotes. Lowercase THE before newspapers name if story mentions several papers, some use as part of the name and some dont. Where location is needed, but is NOT part of the official name, use parenthesis: The Huntsville (Ala.) Times
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Religious Names
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Capitalize God, the Father, the Son, the Son of God, the Redeemer, the Holy Spirit, Allah Lowercase he, his, him, who, whose, whom Capitalize Bible, Quran, Talmud, and all names of the bible and religious movements. Capitalize Satan and Hades Lowercase heaven, hell, and devil
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War
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Capitalize Civil War, War Between the States, Korean War, Revolutionary War, World War I &2 (spell out), Vietnam War, Revolutionary War, Bolshevik Revolution (not revolution by itself)
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Races
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Capitalize names of races ex. Caucasian, Chinese, Native American lowercase red, black, yellow, white
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Common Noun Part of Formal Name
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Capitalize ex. Hoover DAM, Missouri RIVER, Lee County COURTHOUSE but dam, river, courthouse when alone
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Earth
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Capitalize Earth when referring to planet
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Famous Buildings
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Capitalize Empire State Building, Hyatt House, Rainbow Room, Wall Street, Pershing Square, etc.
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Trade Names and Trademark Names
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Capitalize ex. Coca-Cola, Deepfreeze, Xerox, Band-Aid, Dumpster
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Streets
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Lowercase street, road, avenue when plural ex. Broad and Main streets
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Names of Organizations and Expositions
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Capitalize ex. Boy Scouts, Red Cross, World's Fair, Alabama State Fair Lowercase scout, fair when standing alone
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Books, Plays, Poems, Speeches, Songs, Movies, Operas, Works of Art
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Capitalize and place in quotations ex. "Tom Sawyer", "My Fair Lady", "Mona Lisa" exception: dont put Bible and books that are primary catalogs of reference material in quote the words a, an, in, of, the, etc capitalized ONLY if its the first or last word of a title
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Quotations
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Capitalize the first word of a quotation which comes after a comma or colon that makes a complete sentence He said, "Omit needless words."
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Fanciful Nicknames
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Capitalize ex. Tigers, Crimson Tide, Sunshine State, Old Glory, Windy City, the Big Apple, Sin City
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Decorations, Medals, Awards
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Capitalize ex. Silver Star, Purple Heart, Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize in Physics, Medal of Honor (not Congressional MOH) Presidential Medal of Freedom (not MOF)
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City Council, County Commission, Department of Education
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Capitalize when reference is to a specific one ex. the City Council voted... (meaning Auburn) the County Commission voted (meaning Lee County) lowercase if condensed to council, commission, department
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Academic Departments
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Lowercase School of Communication NOT department of education
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Fields of Study/ School Courses
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Lowercase, but fields of study are capitalized ex. zoology, biology, history but Journalism Fundamentals
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Days of the Week & Seasons
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Days of the week Capitalized, NEVER abbreviated Seasons Lowercase
