Capitalization

For beginners

Capitalization involves writing the first letter of a word in uppercase. In this lesson, you will learn all the rules of capitalization.

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? ❌

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What Is Capitalization?
Capitalization: Types
Beginning of the Sentence
Proper Nouns

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