Capital Letters: When and Why
to use them
Use capital letters (large letters) as the first letter of
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people's first and last (family) names (Celine
Dion, David A.
Tillyer, Abraham
Lincoln)
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the pronoun I (English grammar is difficult,
but I love it.)
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brand names of products (Ford Taurus,
Chicago Bulls,
Inca Kola)
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days of the week
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
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January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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holidays (Ramadan, Christmas,
Tet, Yom Kippur,
Fourth of July)
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first letter of the first word of a sentence (The
cat chased the mouse.)
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names of cities, states, countries and continents (Boston,
Massachusetts; Paris
France; Europe)
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languages and adjectives from country names (the English
language, Portuguese, the Japanese,
Spanish, Arabic,
Arabs)
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titles and courtesy titles (President Clinton
[but, the president], Prince Charles, Mr.,
Mrs., Ms.)
Practice #1
Practice #2
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