Capitals for Names, Days and I
Use capital letters for proper nouns (names of people, places) the days of the week, and the personal pronoun 'I'
What a learner can do afterwards
- Capitalise names of people and places consistently in writing
- Write the pronoun 'I' as a capital letter
- Capitalise days of the week (e.g. 'Monday')
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Some words always need a capital letter. Use a capital for a person's name, like Sam. Use a capital for a place, like Paris. Use a capital for every day, like Monday. The word 'I' is always a capital too.
Zara writes a diary. She writes: 'I saw Mia on Friday.' I, Mia, and Friday are all capitals.
Ask: is it a name, a day, or 'I'? If yes, use a capital letter.
Names, days, and the word 'I' always start with a capital.
More to read
Capitalization
Some words need a big letter at the start. We call that a capital letter.
You use a capital letter for:
- The first word in a sentence. Like: I like dogs. - Names of people and places. Like: Sam and Paris. - The word I. It is always a big letter, even in the middle of a sentence. Like: Sam and I went out.
Small, everyday words like dog or city do not need a capital letter. Only the first word of a sentence does.
Common and proper nouns
A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing.
A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing. Like dog or city. You do not put a big letter on a common noun, unless it starts a sentence.
A proper noun is the special name for one person or place. Like Spot the dog, or Chicago the city. Proper nouns always start with a big letter.
Simple Ways to Identify a Noun in a Sentence
A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Some nouns are common nouns, like house or tree. You do not need a big letter for these.
Some nouns are proper nouns. These are special names, like Brooklyn or Joe. Proper nouns always start with a big letter.
Know when to Capitalize Job Titles
Grammar has a rule called capitalization. It means putting a big letter at the start of a word.
You put a big letter on proper nouns. These are the special names for one person, place, or thing. Like Paris, Saturn, or Alex.
Small, everyday words do not get a big letter, unless they start a sentence.
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