Capitalization Review Name ________________________
Here is an exercise based on the major capitalization rules in (1) Guffey’s
“Grammar/Mechanics Handbook,” Essentials of Business Communication and (2)
Guffey’s “Competent Language Usage Essentials (C.L.U.E.),” Business Communication:
Process and Product. In the following exercise, apply those rules by underlining every
word that should be capitalized
1. the manager’s guest ordered a coke and a caesar salad for lunch.
2. during my orientation i learned that our human resources department handled all
personnel matters.
7. our vice president and director of marketing will meet with the company president at 2
p.m.
8. my colleague and i will be making a presentation at the 40th annual computer security
conference in las vegas.
9. all the vice presidents at southwest airlines worried about the continued use of their
blackberry devices because of the canadian lawsuit.
10. advertising campaigns aimed at hispanic markets were interrupted by hurricane
katrina.
Key
1. The manager’s guest ordered a Coke and a Caesar salad for lunch. [Capitalize the
first word in a sentence, trademarked items, and proper adjectives.]
2. During my orientation I learned that our Human Resources Department handled all
3. Mother and Father are taking my sister on an Alaskan cruise. [Capitalize titles of close
relatives when they appear without pronouns; capitalize proper adjectives.]
4. Jessica, who already holds an associate’s degree, will soon graduate from Bowling
5. During the spring she was interviewed for a job with the federal government in
Washington, D.C. [Do not capitalize seasons or general references to governments.]
6. Only the president, his chief of staff, and two senators made the trip to the Middle
8. My colleague and I will be making a presentation at the 40th annual Computer
9. All the vice presidents at Southwest Airlines worried about the continued use of their
10. Advertising campaigns aimed at Hispanic markets were interrupted by Hurricane
Katrina. [Capitalize ethnic references and named events.]
11. The marketing chief said that she preferred her Palm Treo cell phone to the Nokia
12. My uncle and my aunt are scheduled to arrive at Gate 9 of O’Hare Airport on
13. Please locate the BusinessWeek article titled “Downsizing Web Site Links.”
[Capitalize the principal words in names of magazines and in literary titles.]
14. After vacationing in the Rockies during the summer, we returned to the East Coast in
15. When you come on Wednesday, travel east on Highway 99 and exit at Forest