The capitalization rules of a word in English means writing the first letter of an English word in uppercase and the remaining letters in lowercase. There are certain rules about capitalization that must be followed in written English.
Capitalization Rule-1
The first letter of the first word of a sentence should always be in capital letter or in uppercase. Further, the first word after a period/full stop) Also, be in capital letters or uppercase.
For example:
He has lost her pen. He now has to buy a new one.
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Capitalization Rule-2
We should always capitalize the letter ‘I’ in a sentence when it refers to self.
For example:
A. Ram thinks that I will be a great scientist in the future.
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Capitalization Rule-3
We should always capitalize the first letter of names, proper nouns, and adjectives derived from proper nouns.
For example:
A. My Singer author is Lata Mangeskar.
B. She is one of the most famous singers in India.
C. Since you live in China, do you enjoy Chinese food?
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Capitalization Rule-4
We should not capitalize the word that comes after a colon. (usually)
For example:
My wife has one true passion: tailoring. ( Tailoring is the art of designing, cutting, fitting, and finishing clothes.)
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Capitalization Rule-5
The first letter of the first word of a quotation should be written in capital letter or uppercase.
For example:
My wife said, “What beautiful the flower is!”
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Capitalization Rule-6
We should capitalize the first letter of mid-sentence in an independent clause or question for the sake of emphasis.
For example:
A. The speaker said, Better safe than sorry.
B. It is good to think over the question, What is my purpose in human life?
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Capitalization Rule-7
We should always capitalize the names of days, months, and holidays, but not seasons.
For example:
A. There is an important meeting on coming Sunday.
ii. The school and colleges open in April.
iii. Christmas holiday occurs every 25th December.
iv. We are going to Russia this summer.
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Capitalization Rule-8
We should always capitalize the names of cities, countries, nationalities, and languages.
For example:
A. My favorite city is Paris.
B. One of my friends is living in Australia.
C. He is a man of Indian origin.
D. English is spoken all over the world.
E. I am to learning to speak Spanish.
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Capitalization Rule-9
We should always capitalize the names of specific geographical regions. But it is incorrect to capitalize the names of points on the compass.
For example:
A. One of my Aunt from the South has visited us last month.
C. This map shows we have to head east.
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Capitalization Rule-10
Grammatically, it is incorrect to capitalize the first letter of the before proper nouns.
For example:
A. You should visit once in life the Taj Mahal.
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Capitalization Rule-11
We should not capitalize the words city, town, country, etc. If they occur before a proper name.
For example:
A. The novel is about the city of New Delhi
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Capitalization Rule-12
We should capitalize words that deficits time periods and events. (Not always)
For example:
A. Those times were commonly known as the Dark Ages were the most difficult time in history.
B. Japan bore a heavy loss during the World War.
C. We enjoyed it a lot during Diwali.
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Capitalization Rule-13
We should always capitalize the names of art movements.
For example:
A. We had a class on Expressionism.
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Capitalization Rule-14
We should Capitalize most words while writing the titles of books, movies, dramas, etc.
For example:
A. I prefer reading Romeo and Juliet to watching it.
Capitalization Rule-15
We should always capitalize the name of specific course titles, but not general academic subjects.
A. He has taken music and Geography 101.
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Capitalization Rule-16
We should always capitalize titles when they are used before names.
A. He is Additional District Judge Ajay Pradhan.
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Capitalization Rule-17
A family name must be capitalized when used as a specific person’s name.
For example:
A. This novel belongs to Dad.
B. This book belongs to Sis.
C. My Bigbro is always kind to me.
