Capitalization Rule-10 in detail with easy examples

Generally, we do not capitalize the word “the” before a proper noun. However, there are some special cases where the word “the” has to be capitalized. For instance, if an official title of a movie, book, etc. Starts with the word “the”, and it has to be capitalized. This is the capitalization rule number 10

Incorrect

1. We visited The Konark sun temple on our visit to India.
2. I am a great fan of the Two States.

Correct.

1. We visited the Konark sun temple on our visit to India. (We should not capitalize the word “the” before a proper noun.)
2. I am a great fan of The Two States. (The title of the film and book is The Two States, hence we capitalize “the” in this case.)

Choose the correct option.

I was reading about _______in class today.

Which of the following options is correct?

1. a) the Suez Canal
2. b) The Suez Canal

Answer: a) the Suez Canal (We should not capitalize the word “the” before a proper noun.)

Are the right words capitalized in the question? Answer in one word i.e. Yes or No.

Have you watched the movie The Brave Little Toaster?

Answer: Yes (This is a special case where if the title of a book, movie, etc. Starts with the word “the”. So, it should be capitalized.)