The section of Mechanics will include the following discussions:
Capitals:
a. First word of sentence
b. Titles of works
c. Pronoun I and interjection O
d. Proper nouns and adjectives
e. Titles before proper names
f. Unnecessary capitalization
Italics:
a. Titles of books, periodicals, and so on
b. Names of ships, aircraft, spacecraft, trains
c. Foreign words and phrases
d. Words named as words
e. For emphasis
Abbreviations:
a. Titles before and after proper names
b. Familiar abbreviations and acronyms
c. B.C, A.D, A.M, P.M, no., and $
d. Latin abbreviations
e. Inc., Bros., Co., and &
f. Overuse (Abbreviations)
Numbers:
a. Spelled out
b. For days and years, percentages, and so on
c. Beginning sentences
Word Divisions:
a. Ends and beginnings of lines
b. One-syllable words
c. Compound words
d. Confusing word divisions
