Where we use capital letters

Capital letters are used with particular types of nouns, in certain positions in sentences, and with some adjectives. You must always use capital letters for: ➡ The beginning of a sentence EXAMPLES Dogs are noisy. Children are noisy too. ➡ The first person personal pronoun, I EXAMPLES Yesterday, I went to the park. He isn't like I am. ➡ Names and titles of people EXAMPLES Winston Churchill Marilyn Monroe the Queen of England the President of the United States the Headmaster of Eton Doctor Mathews Professor Samuels ➡ Titles of works, books, movies EXAMPLES War and Peace The Merchant of Venice Crime and Punishment Spider Man II ➡ Months of the year EXAMPLES January July February August ➡ Days of the week EXAMPLES Monday Friday Tuesday Saturday ➡ Seasons EXAMPLES Spring Summer Autumn Winter ➡ Holidays EXAMPLES Christmas Easter New Year's Day Thanksgiving Day ➡ Names of countries and continents EXAMPLES America England Scotland China ➡ Names of regions, states, districts EXAMPLES Sussex California Provence Tuscany ➡ Names of cities, towns, villages EXAMPLES London Cape Town Florence Vancouver ➡ Names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes EXAMPLES the Atlantic the Pacific Lake Victoria the Rhine the Thames ➡ Names of geographical formations EXAMPLES the Himalayas the Alps the Sahara ➡ Adjectives relating to nationality EXAMPLES French music Australian animals German literature Arabic writing ➡ Collective nouns for nationalities EXAMPLES the French the Germans the Americans the Chinese ➡ Language names EXAMPLES I speak Chinese. He understands English. ➡ Names of streets, buildings, parks EXAMPLES Park Lane Sydney Opera House Central Park the Empire State Building Wall Street