Capital Letters: Capital letters are used with particular types of nouns, in certain positions in sentences. You must always use capital letters for:
The beginning of a sentence The first person personal pronoun- I
Names and titles of people Titles of works, books, movies
Months of the year Days of the week Seasons Holidays
Names of countries and continents Names of regions, states, districts
Names of cities, towns, villages Names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes
Names of geographical formations Adjectives relating to nationality
Nationalities Language names Names of streets, buildings, parks
- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.
- i met john at the post office.
- susan is an old friend of mine.
- chinese is difficult to learn.
- miss sophia is my teacher.
- who was the first woman to win the nobel prize for literature?
- he rules his family with a rod of iron.
- the flowers were like a carpet of gold.
- neither james nor virginia was at home.
- the film was neither well-made nor well-acted.
- i didn’t sing because pamela was there.
B. Circle the words in the following sentences that need a capital letter.
1. my favorite books are green eggs and ham and three idiots.
2. on sunday, i will see the movie, star wars and eat at taco bell.
3. terry and louis went to central park last july.
4. she has a friend from london, england.
5. did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth president?
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Answers
- Rewrite the following sentences correctly.
1. i met John at the post office.
2. Susan is an old friend of mine.
3. Chinese is difficult to learn.
4. Miss Sophia is my teacher.
5. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
6. He rules his family with a rod of iron.
7. The flowers were like a carpet of gold.
8. Neither James nor Virginia was at home.
9. The film was neither well-made nor well-acted.
10. I didn’t sing because Pamela was there.
B. Circle the words in the following sentences that need a capital letter.
1. My favorite books are Green Eggs and Ham and Three Idiots.
2. on Sunday, I will see the movie, Star Wars and eat at Taco Bell.
3. Terry and Louis went to Central Park last July.
4. She has a friend from London, England.
5. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President?