Capital letters are used with particular types of nouns, in certain positions in sentences, and with some adjectives. You must always use capital letters for:
The beginning of a sentence
EXAMPLES
- Dogs are noisy.
- Children are noisy too.
The first person personal pronoun, I
EXAMPLES
- Yesterday, I went to the park.
- He isn’t like I am.
Names and titles of people
EXAMPLES
- the President of the United States
- the Queen of England
- the Headmaster of Eton
- Doctor Mathews
- Professor Samuels
- Marilyn Monroe
- Winston Churchill
Titles of works, books and movies
EXAMPLES
- War and Peace
- The Merchant of Venice
- Crime and Punishment
- Spiderman III
Months of the Year
EXAMPLES
- January
- July
- February
- August
Days of the week
EXAMPLES
- Monday
- Friday
- Tuesday
- Saturday
Seasons
EXAMPLES
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Holidays
EXAMPLES
- Christmas
- Easter
- New Year’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
Names of countries and continents
EXAMPLES
- America
- England
- Scotland
- Vietnam
- China
Names of regions, states, provinces, districts
EXAMPLES
- Sussex
- California
- Provence
- Tuscany
- Ontario
Names of cities, towns, villages
EXAMPLES
- London
- Cape Town
- Florence
- Toronto
Names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes
EXAMPLES
- the Atlantic
- the Pacific
- Lake Ontario
- the Rhine
- the Thames
Names of geographical formations
EXAMPLES
- the Himalayas
- the Alps
- the Sahara
- the Rockies
Adjectives relating to nationality
EXAMPLES
- French food
- Australian animals
- English literature
- Araboc writing
Collective nouns for nationalities
EXAMPLES
- the French
- the English
- the Americans
- the Vietnamese
- the Chinese
Language names
EXAMPLES
- I speak Vietnamese
- She speaks Chinese
- He understands English
Names of streets, buildings, parks
EXAMPLES
- Park Lane
- Sydney Opera House
- Central Park
- the Empire State Building
- Wall Street
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