The twenty-six letters of the English alphabet can be written as small (a,b,c…) or in capitals (A,B,C…).
Excessive usage of capital letters is incorrect and it may also seem a bit rude. Just stick to the rules that I have listed here and you’ll never go wrong!
- Use capital letter ‘I’ for the personal pronoun.
- What should I do now?
- May I use your pen?
- Use a capital letter when beginning a new sentence.
- The bus will leave in another hour. Please be quick.
- Where is Reena? She should be here by now.
- Use capital letters for abbreviations and acronyms.
- A.S.A.P: As Soon As Possible
- FYI: For Your Information
- Use a capital letter when naming days of the week, months of the year and holidays.
- Tuesday, Friday
- January, February
- Diwali, Holi
- Use a capital letter for languages, nationalities and countries.
- Hindi, Bengali
- India
- Use a capital letter for names and titles.
- Ruskin Bond
- Queen Elizabeth
- Use capital letters for places and monuments.
- London, Mauritius
- Taj Mahal
- Use capital letters for titles of plays, books and poems.
- Train to Pakistan
- And Then There Were None