| Everyone knows that sentences are made up of a | | | | Sweden, Chinese, English, Christianity, Buddhism |
| combination of UPPER case (or capital) and lower | | | | 6. People's names and titles: John, Charles Dickens, |
| case letters, but as with everything in the English | | | | Professor Smith, Dr Brown, Princess Anne, Ms Cole, |
| Language, there are rules as to when you use capital | | | | Queen Elizabeth I |
| letters and when you don't. For instance, you wouldn't | | | | 7. Trade-marks and names of companies and other |
| use capitals throughout a letter or email as THIS | | | | organizations: Tetra Pak, Walkman, Mitsubishi, Ikea, the |
| WOULD SEEM LIKE YOU WERE SHOUTING AT | | | | United Nations, the Red Cross |
| THE READER. However, capital letters must be used | | | | 8. Places and monuments: London, Berlin, the Jewish |
| at certain, specific times when you write. When you | | | | Quarter, Big Ben, Asia, the South Pole, Fifth Avenue, |
| are writing your novel, academic essay or business | | | | Mars, Buckingham Palace, Lake Windermere |
| report, you want to be able to use capitalization | | | | 9. Names of vehicles like ships, trains and spacecraft: |
| confidently and with assurance. So, to help you avoid | | | | the Titanic, the Orient Express, the Flying Scotsman, |
| any mistakes, see the list below: | | | | Challenger 2 |
| 1. The personal pronoun 'I': What shall I have for lunch? | | | | 10. Titles of books, poems, songs, plays, films etc: War |
| 2. To begin a sentence or to begin speech: The girl sat | | | | and Peace, Romeo and Juliet, Brief Encounter, Dancing |
| down. She stared at her mother. "What's for lunch?" | | | | Queen |
| she asked. | | | | 11. Headings, titles of articles, books etc, and |
| 3. Abbreviations and acronyms: GMT (Greenwich | | | | newspaper headlines - these (sometimes) use only |
| Mean Time), NATO or Nato (North Atlantic Treaty | | | | capitals: HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST! CAT |
| Organization) | | | | SAVAGES DOG, Chapter 1: JANE AUSTEN'S |
| 4. Days of the week, months of the year, holidays: | | | | EARLY YEARS |
| Tuesday, February, Christmas, Easter Day | | | | Now you know how to use those capital letters |
| 5. Countries, languages, nationalities and religions: India, | | | | confidently and correctly. So, go forth and capitalize! |