Beginner ✍️ Writing · #2 of 98

Capital Letters in Writing

Capitalise sentence starts, names, and I.

Examples

  • Tom and I live in Delhi.

Key rules

  • Capitalise the first word of each sentence
  • Use capitals for names of people, places and days: Monday, London, Sara
  • Always write the pronoun I in capitals

Common mistakes

  • tom and i live in delhi → Tom and I live in Delhi.
  • on monday → On Monday

Use cases

  • Filling in forms and addresses
  • Writing emails and letters
  • Writing names of cities, schools and companies
💡 Tip: Capitals also mark titles such as Dr, Ms and the names of organisations.
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