Capital letters have many uses.  Here are the times when
capitals must be used.  The headings give the rule, and
below there are examples.

Starting a sentence
  • The dog is playing.

Days and Months
  • Tuesday
  • September

**There are no capitals on seasons.
My birthday is in the winter.

Holidays
  • New Year’s Day
  • Father’s Day

Names of People
  • Michael Jordan
  • Sherlock Holmes

Names of Places
  • Africa
  • Germany
  • Paris
  • Main Street

Nationalities, Races, and Languages
  • Spanish
  • Asian
  • Canadian

Names of Specific Things
  • Eiffel Tower
  • Grand Canyon

Titles
  • Dr.
  • Mrs.
  • Mr.

Brand and Company Names
  • Nike
  • Google
  • Burger King

Organizations, Teams, or Specific Groups of People
  • The United Nations
  • The Rolling Stones
  • The New York Yankees

Titles of Movies, Songs, and Books
  • Spiderman
  • Let It Be
  • Oliver Twist

Religions, Religious Days and Books
  • Catholic
  • Islam
  • The Bible, the Koran
  • Easter, Christmas, Ramadan

Specific Historical Events
  • World War Two
  • The Industrial Revolution


In general, use a capital if something is a proper noun,
which is a specific thing.

My teacher is from a big city.
The teacher Daniel is from Mexico City.


Adjectives

Capitalize proper adjectives.

  • German bakery
  • Spanish omelette


Titles and Headings

Do not capitalize all words in a title or heading.  Do not
place capital letters on the following:

  • Articles (a, an, the)
  • Prepositions (to, of, with, for, etc.)
  • Conjunctions (and, but, or)

Here are some examples:

  • The Great Wall of China
  • The Lord of the Flies
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