Capitalization

Capitalize the following:

1. First word of every sentence
    
2. First word of a quotation when introduced by someone's name and a verb of attribution (eg. says, asks, writes, observes, notes).
   1. Example: Woolf writes, "The wonder is that I 've any clothes on my back."
   2. Example: "How did one judge people, think of them?" Lily asks.
       
3. Words in a title except for short prepositions (to, at, on, by, about etc.), short connecting words, or a, an, the, when the title appears in the text of the paper.
   1. For titles appearing in parenthetical citations or in the reference section of a paper, consult the rules of the reference style you are following for your paper: MLA, APA, Chicago style, or others.
   2. Example: To the Lighthouse
   3. Example: A Room of One's Own
       
4. Proper Nouns, that is the specific names of people, places, languages, ethnicities, nationalities, or words derived from them, such as Marxism from the name Marx.
   1. Examples: Uncle Sam, Ireland, Latin, Latina, Irish
       
5. Months, days of the week and holidays
   1. Examples: March, Thursday, Labour Day, Thanksgiving
       
6. Title of a Relationship if it takes the place or is used as a person's name. No capital is necessary if the relationship is just being identified.
   1. Example: Mum, Dad, Grandpa, Aunt Jane    
      1. Example: my mother, my father, my grandfather    
          
7. People’s Titles when used in conjunction with their names, but not otherwise.
   1.  Examples:
      1. Dr Veri was called in for consultation.
         1.  Another doctor was called in.
      2.  They sailed along the St. Lawrence River.
         1. They sailed along the river.
      3.  I go to Trent University.
         1.  I go to university.
             
8. Periods of time when the reference is to a specific historical era that has been given a name.
   1. Example: the Age of Reason, the Middle Ages, the Depression