Basic English Grammar I

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Capital Letter


Use a capital letter as the first letter of the first word in a sentence.

Dogs have wet noses.
Where is my ball?
That isn’t fair!
This is my brother.
You need a racket if you’re going to play tennis.

You also use a capital letter for the first letter of the first word in direct
speech.
Sam said, “This is my brother.”
“Where is my ball?” Tom asked.
Alice shouted, “That isn’t fair!”
“You’ll need a racket if you’re going to play tennis,” said Dad.

The word I is always written as a capital letter.

I’m really pleased with your work.
Do you know what I got for my birthday?
Paul and I asked if we could help.

Use a capital letter to begin the names of people and places.
John Australia the Sphinx
May Ling Germany the Taj Mahal
David Beckham the United States of America the Grand Canyon
Dr. Raj Mexico City the Great Wall of China
Miss Lee Beijing the Pacific Ocean
Grandad Buckingham Palace Mount Fuji
Uncle David the Statue of Liberty the Rio Grande
Professor Park the Erie Canal the Himalayas



Punctuation: Capital Letter



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