Capitalization
Capitalization in English grammar is the use of capital letter at the starting of a word. These are some rules for capitalization.
1.Capitalize the first word of a sentence
He was very excited yesterday.
She had cleaned this room yesterday.
2.Capitalize the name of people
- Mary
- Lily
- James
- Peter
3.Capitalize the days of the week
- Sunday
- Monday
- Tuesday
4.Capitalize the months of the year
- January
- February
- March
5.Capitalize the name of holidays
- Christmas
- Easter
- New Year's Day
6.Capitalize the names of languages
- French
- German
- English
7.Capitalize the names of countries
- America
- England
8.Capitalize the names of rivers
- the Thames
- the Trent
- the Avon
9.Capitalize the names of oceans and lakes
- Atlantic
- Arctic
- Pacific
- Lake District
10.Capitalize the first person pronoun, I
Alice and I are going to school.
Yesterday, I went to the zoo.
10.Capitalize the first word of direct speech
My sister asked, "Where have you been?"
10.Capitalize titles that come before names
- President Obama
- Doctor James
- Professor Sam