Capital Letters
The rules for using capital letters are different in every language. In English we use them more than many other countries. Here is a guide to when and how to use capital letters correctly.
Firstly, in English we ALWAYS use a capital letter at the start of a sentence. It doesn’t matter what type of word the sentence starts with, it always gets a capital letter.
We also use a capital letter for the first person personal pronoun – I. For example, “My friend and I went to the supermarket.”
We also use capital letters for the names and titles of people. As below:
- Doctor John Smith
- Mr. Jones
- Peter Brown
- Queen Elizabeth
- President Trump
Another time when we use capital letters is for the title of books, movies, TV shows and works of art. For example:
- Frozen
- Downton Abbey
- The Grapes Of Wrath
They are also used for months, days and seasons:
- January
- Tuesday
- Autumn
We use them for continents, countries and place names too:
- Scotland
- New York
- Antarctica
We use them for nationalities and the names of languages:
- English
- Chinese
- Farsi
And finally… we use them for street names and building names:
- The Chrysler Building
- 43 Acacia Avenue
- The White House