Generally, we write each letter of the English alphabet as a small letter (abc...) or as a large or capital letter (ABC...). However, we cannot letters always in same manner. It is not good and right to write whole sentences in capitals. A sentence or paragraph written in capitals is very difficult to read.
When do we Use Capital Letters?
1. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letter for the personal pronoun 'I':
What can I do?
2. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letter to begin a sentence or to begin speech:
The man arrived. He sat down.
Suddenly Mary asked, "Do you love me?"
3. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letters for many abbreviations and acronyms:
G.M.T. or GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
N.A.T.O. or NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
M.A. Master of Arts
4. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letter for the names of days of the week, months of the year, holidays:
Monday
January
Diwali
5. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letter for names of countries, languages & nationalities, religions:
India, Pakistan
Japanese, English
Hinduism, Buddhism
6. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letter for people's names and titles:
Ram, William Shakespeare
Professor Jones, Dr Smith
Captain Kirk, King Henry VIII
7. We use the first letter of the spelling a capital letter for trademarks and names of companies and other organizations:
Amazon , Apple
Microsoft Corporation, Toyota
the United Nations, the Red Cross
8. We use the first letter of the spelling capital letter for places and monuments:
London, Paris, the Latin Quarter
the Eiffel Tower, St Paul's Cathedral
Buckingham Palace, the White House
Oxford Street, Fifth Avenue
Jupiter, Mars, Sirius
Asia, the Middle East, the North Pole
9. We use the first letter of the spelling for names of vehicles like ships, trains and spacecraft:
The Titanic
The Orient Express, the Flying Scotsman
10. We use the first letter of the spelling for titles of books, poems, songs, plays, films etc: If it contains more than one word, use the first letter capital in each of the words.
War And Peace
If, Futility
Like a Virgin
The Taming of the Shrew
The Lion King, Gone With The Wind
11. We use capital letters (sometimes!) for headings, titles of articles, books etc, and newspaper headlines:
WINGS OF FIRE
Chapter 2: WATER
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