Capitalization in writing is the practice of making the first letter of a word a capital letter. This is typically done to show that the word is a proper noun at the beginning of a sentence or to emphasize specific words. Capitalization is an integral part of writing as it can help make a text more legible and easier to read. Here is a Capitalization checklist that will help you:
- The first singular pronoun “I”.
- I speak English.
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i speak English
- The first word of every sentence.
- Maybe the train shall be late again.
- The specific name of a person (and his or her title).
- Her name is Mrs. Barbara Jones.
- The particular name of a place or thing.
- Mosque Hassan the Second
- Nationalities, languages, and religions.
- Paolo is Mexican, he speaks Spanish, and he is Christian.
- Titles of books, magazines, films, periodicals, etc.
- Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
- The Daily Mirror is an English newspaper.
- Titanic (1997) is a film directed by James Cameron.
- Holidays and feasts.
- Aid al Adha, the Green March, Halloween, the New Year, etc.
- Abbreviations of well-known organizations and government agencies.
- The UN, FAO, UNESCO, CIA, etc.
- Days of the week.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, etc.
- Months of the year.
- January, February, March, April, May, June, etc.
- Planets and stars.
- The Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Pluto, etc.
- Brands or trade names.
- Samsung, Apple, Windows, Nike, Ralph Lauren, etc.
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