Capitalization

Capitalization

1. Rules

   • Capitalize the First Word of a Sentence
     • The little cat is sleeping
     • She is a cute girl
   • Capitalize proper nouns and adjectives derived from proper nouns.
     • My favorite character is Sherlock Holmes
     • I was visiting my friend Anna
   • Don’t Capitalize After a Colon (Usually)
     • I have a secret: racing cars are cool
     • Maria just found her biggest passion: baking
   • Capitalize the First Word of a Quote (Sometimes)
     • As Gabriela said "Be happy"
     • Like Mr. Gustavo said "Englishhh"
   • Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays, But Not Seasons
     • I love Fridays
     • I love Christmas
   • Capitalize Most Words in Titles
     • "The Help" is a good book
     • I like Spiderman, the movie
   • Capitalize Cities, Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
     • I am from Colombia
     • I speak Spanish
   • Capitalize Time Periods and Events (Sometimes)
     • I love the history of the Medieval Times
     • World War I was a dark time