LoginCapitalization For beginners
In this lesson you will learn about capitalization, like starting sentences and names with capital letters. Practice with simple examples and beginner exercises.
What Is Capitalization?
Capital letters are used at the beginning of certain words to make sentences easier to read. In this lesson, we will examine the rules of capitalization in English.
Capitalization: Types
There are many cases in which words must be capitalized. Here are two of them:
At the beginning of the sentence
Proper nouns
Now, let us discuss each separately:
Beginning of the Sentence
The first letter of the first word of every sentence must be written in uppercase. When a period (.), question mark (?), or exclamation mark (!) comes at the end of one sentence, another starts after it. So, the first letter after the punctuation must be capitalized. Look at the examples below:
The girl is there. She is looking at me. Can you see her?
As you can see, the type of the sentence does not matter.
Our families don't like each other.
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are words that refer to specific people or things. Proper nouns are used to refer to people, animals, places, etc. The position of the proper noun in the sentence is not important; its first letter must always be in uppercase. Look:
I saw Molly by the river.
As you can see, only the first letter of the name is capitalized.
I thought you were at Barney's.
'Barney' is the name of a place.
Warning!
Remember not to capitalize all the letters of a word. Compare:
Can you see Mary? ✓
Can you see MARY? ❌
Quiz:
Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?
the dog ran fast.
the Dog ran fast.
The dog ran fast.
The Dog Ran Fast.
Which sentence correctly capitalizes a proper noun?
I met sarah at the park.
I met Sarah at the park.
I met sarah at The Park.
I met SARAH at the park.
Which of the following sentences has the correct capitalization?
We went to london last summer.
We went to London last summer.
we went to London last summer.
We Went to London Last Summer.
Sort the words to make a meaningful sentence.
Complete the story with the correct capitalization of the words in parentheses.
Last summer, we visited (1)
(new york city). We stayed at a hotel near (2)
(statue of liberty), and we could see the famous statue from our window. (3)
(it) was an exciting trip! On our first day, we walked to (4)
(central park), and my brother played soccer with some friends we met there. In the evening, (5)
(we) went to a famous restaurant and ate delicious (6)
(pizza). It was a wonderful time, and I will always remember trip.
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