Abbreviation
Abbreviation rules
Capitalization
Capitalization in Context
Numbers
100

This abbreviation is used before a person’s name and means “doctor.”

Dr.

100

This punctuation mark is normally used with abbreviations such as Dr., Mr., and Mrs.

Period

100

Names of particular people, such as Sarah, Ethan Oliver, and Dr. E. D. Larkin, should be written this way.

Capitalized

100

A title such as “president” is capitalized when it comes before a person’s name as part of the name, except when 

a modifier or the comes before

100

These should be written out rather than written as figures: first, fifth, and eighty-second.

Ordinal numbers

200

These two abbreviations are used for a person who comes before or after the full name, such as “Maxon Trent Schaeffer, ___.”

Jr and Sr3

200

According to the notes, this symbol should NOT be used in place of the word “and.”

& or +

200

Names of particular places, such as Australia, Ireland, Maryland, and Dallas, should be written this way.

Capitalized 

200

True/false Words such as Uncle, Aunt, Mom, and Dad are capitalized when used before a person’s name or when used alone in place of the name.

True

200

A sentence should not begin with one of these, such as “75” in “75 of the 250 cookies...”

A number / figure

300

These abbreviations are used for academic degrees after a person’s name, such as B.A. and Ph.D.

Scholastic degree abbreviation

300

Instead of writing “12 a.m.” or “12 p.m.,” the notes say to use these two words.

Midnight and Noon

300

When referring to a direction only, words such as north, south, east, and west are generally written this way.

lowercase

300

In a title such as A Prayer in Spring, these kinds of words are generally NOT capitalized, give two examples

unimportant conjunctions, prepositions, and articles?

300

When several numbers in a limited context belong to the same category, the notes say to use these for all of them.

Figures

400

These abbreviations are used for dates, with one placed before the year and the other placed after the year.

AD and BC

400


These abbreviations are generally written without periods:

Organizations

400

These types of words are capitalized when referring to the Christian God and Holy Scripture, such as Alpha, Omega, Savior, his, son, and God’s Word.

referring to the Deity and Holy Scripture?

400

True/false: A title following a person’s name, such as “Theodore Roosevelt, president” is usually not capitalized. 

True
400

“Sixth Avenue” and “Thirty-second Street” demonstrate this rule about numbered streets.

numbered streets under one hundred are preferably written out?

500

It is 8 o clock

It is 8 o clock in the morning.

500

When used with a person’s full name, these two titles may be abbreviated; however, when preceded by “the,” they must be written out.

Reverend (rev) or honorable (hon)

500

A common noun such as “church,” “bridge,” or “school” is capitalized only when it is part of this.

proper name / proper noun

500

According to the notes, every line of this type of writing begins with a capital letter, even if it does not begin a sentence.

Poetry

500

In a hyphenated number such as “thirty-second,” this part is NOT capitalized.

second part of the hyphenated number?

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