Capitalization rules -English Grammar Lessons Guide

 Capitalization rules -English Grammar Lessons Guide

At first glance, the rules of English capitalization seem simple. You probably know you should capitalize proper nouns and the first word of every sentence. But you also (sometimes) capitalize the first word of a quote. Usually you don’t capitalize after a colon, but there are exceptions.

Capitalization rules -English Grammar Lessons Guide

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:

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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

Winston Churchill

Marilyn Monroe

the Queen of England

the President of the United States

the Headmaster of Eton

Doctor Mathews

Professor Samuels

Titles of works, books, movies

Examples

War and Peace

The Merchant of Venice

Crime and Punishment

Spider Man II

Months of the year

Examples

January

July

February

August

Days of the week

Examples

Monday

Friday

Tuesday

Saturday

Holidays

Examples

Christmas

Easter

New Year's Day

Thanksgiving Day

Names of countries and continents

Examples

America

England

Scotland

China

Names of regions, states, districts

Examples

Sussex

California

Provence

Tuscany

Names of cities, towns, villages

Examples

London

Cape Town

Florence

Vancouver

Names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes

Examples

the Atlantic

the Pacific

Lake Victoria

the Rhine

the Thames

Names of geographical formations

Examples

the Himalayas

the Alps

the Sahara

Adjectives relating to nationality

Examples

French music

Australian animals

German literature

Arabic writing

Collective nouns for nationalities

Examples

the French

the Germans

the Americans

the Chinese

Language names

Examples

I speak Chinese.

He understands English.

Names of streets, buildings, parks

Examples

Park Lane

Sydney Opera House

Central Park

the Empire State Building

Wall Street