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USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS IN SENTENCE
Rules for the use of Capital Letters

(1) The first word in every sentence should begin with a capital letter.

Examples:
  • We go to school.
  • Do you like to read?
  • You are such a good person.
  • Use your smile to change the world.
(2) The first word in every complete line of a poem should begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
  • How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so Blue.
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(3) Use a capital letter for the letter “i” when it stands alone.
Examples:
  • You and I went to a show.
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(4) The first word and all important words in title should begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
  • Jack’s story is called, “The Little Lame Duck on the Pond.”
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(5) The word north, south, east & west should begin with a capital letters, when used and if they refer to the place. When you’re using a direction to describe nothing but the direction, lower case letters are the ones to choose.
Examples:
  • Eskimos live in the North.
  • Sheron is from the Far East.
  • I live in West part of India.
  • The sun is weakest on the north side.
  • I travel south at weekends.
  • Go south then east.
(6) Capital letters should be used to begin the name of following :
Examples:
Person
  • Johan Smith
  • Aarav Patel
Places
  • London, England
  • India, Bombay, Ahmedabad
Month of the year
  • January, February, June
  • July, December... (All months)
Day of the week
  • Sunday, Monday
  • Friday, Saturday.. (All days)
Holidays
  • Ester, Christmas
  • Gandhi Jayanti, Dashera
Organisations
  • United Nations, Red Cross
  • Government of India
Political Parties
  • Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Congress Party
Institutions
  • Winchester School
  • Gujarat University
Buildings
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Taj Mahal
Deity
  • God, Christ, Budha
  • Mahakali, Ambaji
Titles
  • Mr., Ms, Mrs., Dr.
  • Rev., Sir, President
Language names
  • English, French, Russian
  • Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit
Subjects name
  • Economics, Politics
  • Physics, Chemistry
Religion/Sect.
  • Hindu, Christian
  • Parsi, Muslim
Govt. Body / Department
  • Prime Minister
  • Civil Suppliers, Defense
Historical events
  • World War II
  • Human Rights
(7) The first word in the salutations of a letter should begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
  • Dear sir,
  • Respected madam,
(8) The first word of the complimentary closing of a letter should begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
  • Yours sincerely,
  • Yours faithfully,
  • Yours truly,
(9) The first word of a direct quotation should begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
  • He asked, “Where are you going”.
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Parts of Speech in English
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