Two broad assumptions underlie this book: (1) that writing is a rational activity, and (2) that it is a valuable say that writing is rational means nothing more than that it is an exercise of mind requiring the mastery of tech-niques anyone can learn. | For more material and information please visit THE OTHER MARKS 43 5 ken the first word of the continuation is not capitalized unless it is a proper noun or adjective or begins a new sentence He said We liked the movie very much. We he said liked the movie very much. With written quotations capitalization of the first word depends on whether the quotation is introduced after a stop or is worked into the sentence as a noun clause following that. In the first example which follows the quotation begins with a capital in the second it does not even though it may have done so in the original G. K. Chesterton writes This is the real vulgar optimism of Dickens. G. K. Chesterton writes that this is the real vulgar optimism of Dickens. . Capitalize Proper Names and Adjectives A proper name is the designation of a particular person place structure and so on. A proper adjective is a modifier derived from such a name. Specific People Harry Jones Mary Winter C. S. Lewis When the name includes a particle the particle should be spaced and capitalized or lowercased according to accepted usage for that name Gabriele D Annunzio Charles de Gaulle Nouns verbs and modifiers derived from proper names are not capitalized when used in a sense generalized from their origin Charles Mackintosh BUT a mackintosh coat the French language BUT french doors For more material and information please visit 43 6 PUNCTUATION But if a proper adjective is used in a specialized sense closely related to the name from which it derives it should be capitalized He had a de Gaullean sense of country. Personal Titles Capitalize these when they are part of a name but not otherwise Judge Harry Jones BUT Harry Jones was made a judge. Professor Mary Winter BUT Mary Winter became a professor. National and Racial Groups and Their Languages Amerindian Mexican Australian Polish German Swahili Places Continents Islands Countries Regions and so on China Chinese Europe European the
