RULES	EXAMPLES
Rule 1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence or quoted sentence.	He said, "Treat her as you would your own daughter." "Look out!" she screamed. "You almost ran into my child."
Rule 2. Capitalize a proper noun.	Golden Gate Bridge Does Steve drive you crazy, too?
Rule 3. Capitalize a person's title when it precedes the name. Do not capitalize when the title is acting as a description following the name.	Chairperson Petrov Ms. Petrov, the chairperson of the company, will address us at noon.
Rule 4. Capitalize the person's title when it follows the name on the address or signature line.	Sincerely, Ms. Haines, Chairperson
Rule 5. Capitalize the titles of high-ranking government officials when used before their names or a specific position. Do not capitalize the civil title if it is used instead of the name.	The President of the United States will address the nation tonight. All senators are expected to attend. The governors, lieutenant governors, and attorney general called for a special task force. Governor Fortinbrass, Lieutenant Governor Poppins, Attorney General Dalloway, and Senators James and Twain will attend.
Rule 6. Capitalize any title when used as a direct address.	Will you take my temperature, Doctor?
Rule 7. Capitalize points of the compass only when they refer to specific regions.	We have had three relatives visit from the South. Go south three blocks and then turn left. We live in the southeast section of town. Southeast is just an adjective here, describing the part of town, so it should not be capitalized.
Rule 8. Always capitalize the first and last words of titles of publications regardless of their parts of speech. Capitalize other words within titles, including the short verb forms is, are, and be. Exception: Do not capitalize little words within titles such as a, an, the, but, as, if, and, or, nor, or prepositions, regardless of their length.	The Day of the Jackal What Color Is Your Parachute? A Tale of Two Cities
Rule 9. Capitalize federal and state when used as part of an official agency name or in government documents where these terms represent an official name. If they are being used as general terms, use lowercase letters.	The State Board of Equalization collects sales taxes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been subjected to scrutiny and criticism lately. The state has evidence to the contrary. We will visit three states during our summer vacation. Her business must comply with all county, state, and federal laws.
Rule 10. You may capitalize words such as department, bureau, and office if you have prepared your text in this way:	The Bureau of Land Management (Bureau) has some jurisdiction over Indian lands. The Bureau is finding its administrative role to be challenging.