Proper capitalization is a simple, but important part of making your writing look professional and well-crafted. Here are the places where capital letters are required in English.
To begin sentences.
- You have to make sure your writing is free of errors.
For the pronoun, I.
- Graham and I play tennis every weekend.
Proper nouns
Proper nouns are the names of specific people, places, organizations, and products.
- Did you visit the Golden Gate Bridge when you were in San Francisco?
- The Supreme Court ruled that the Canadian company had violated Starbucks’ copyright.
Family relationships
These are capitalized only when they are used as proper names.
- I sent a thank you note to Aunt Abigail, but not to my other aunts.
- Here is a present I bought for Dad.
The names of God, specific deities, religious figures, and holy books.
- The holy book of Islam is called The Qu'ran.
- Christians believe that Jesus was the son of God.
- Zeus, Hera, and Apollo were all Greek gods.
Titles preceding names
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