Capitalizing Names of People

• Always capitalize the first letter of a person’s name. Examples:
• Correct: Sarah, James, Mr. Smith
• Incorrect: sarah, james, mr. smith

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Capitalizing Names of Pets

• Just like people, always capitalize the names of your pets. Examples:
• Correct: Bella (dog), Whiskers (cat), Max (hamster)
• Incorrect: bella, whiskers, max

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Capitalizing Titles of Respect

Titles of respect (like Mr., Mrs., Dr., and Professor) should always be capitalized when they come before a person’s name. Examples:

Correct:

• Mr. Johnson

• Mrs. Smith
• Dr. Brown

Incorrect:

• mr. johnson
• mrs. smith
• dr. brown

If the title comes after the name, it should not be capitalized. Examples:

Correct:

• John Smith, Mr.
• Sarah Johnson, Dr.

Incorrect:

• John Smith, mr.
• Sarah Johnson, dr.

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Summary of Key Points:

• Always capitalize:
• The first letter of people’s names.
• The first letter of pets’ names.
• Titles of respect when they come before a name.
• Do not capitalize titles of respect when they come after a name.

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Practice Examples:

Incorrect: my friend, emma

• Correct: My friend, Emma.

Incorrect: our dog, buddy

• Correct: Our dog, Buddy.

Incorrect: dr. smith is here

• Correct: Dr. Smith is here.