Capitalization Rules
Use a capital letter for:
Rule 1: the pronoun "I".
Example: Yogesh and I are friends.
Rule 2: the first word of a sentence.
Example: We are happy.
Rule 3: names and titles of people.
Examples: Mrs.* Sharma
Professor Komal
Dr. Choudhry
Professor Komal
Dr. Choudhry
Rule 4: the days of the week.
Examples: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Rule 5: the months of the year.
Examples: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
November and December
Rule 6: holidays.
Examples: Christmas Day
Thanksgiving Day
New Year's Day
Thanksgiving Day
New Year's Day
Rule 7: names of places: countries, states,
provinces, cities, streets, oceans, lakes, rivers and mountains.
Examples: China
Hong Kong
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
Indian Ocean
Fateh Sagar Lake
Amazon River
Mount Everest
Hong Kong
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
Indian Ocean
Fateh Sagar Lake
Amazon River
Mount Everest
Rule 8: nationality and languages.
Examples: American
Mexican
Arabic
Polish
Mexican
Arabic
Polish
Rule 9: religions.
Examples: Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Rule 10: the first word of a title in a book
or a movie. Capitalize the other words but not article, short prepositions and
conjunctions.
Examples: Alice in Wonderland
Romeo and Juliet
Pirates of the Caribbean
Romeo and Juliet
Pirates of the Caribbean
Exception: Seasons of the year are only
capitalized when they begin a sentence.
Example: Last summer I went to New York.
Winter class schedule is now available.
Winter class schedule is now available.
*Mrs. = a married woman Miss = an unmarried woman Ms. = a married or an unmarried woman
Mr. = a married or an unmarried man
Mr. = a married or an unmarried man
Capitalization Rules
Reviewed by Komal Ganjoo
on
March 07, 2017
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