Showing posts with label use of Capital letters with Nouns. Show all posts
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04 January, 2009

LECTURE NOTES: THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS WITH NOUNS

Capital letters are used with:

1. Names and titles of people

  • Winston Churchillb.
  • Marilyn Monroec.
  • the Queen of Englandd.
  • the President of the United Statese.
  • the Headmaster of Etonf.
  • Doctor Mathewsg.
  • Professor Samuels.

Note: The personal pronoun 'I' is always written with a capital letter.

2. Titles of works, books etc.

  • War and Peaceb.
  • The Merchant of Venicec.
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Tristan and Isolde

3. Months of the year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

4. Days of the week

  • Saturday
  • Sunday
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday

5. Seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

6. Holidays

  • National Day
  • Eid Al Fitr
  • Eid Al Adha
  • New Year's Day

7. Geographical names...

  • names of countries and continents
    America
    England
    Scotland
    China
    Peru
    Albania
    Africa
    Europe
    Asia
  • names of regions, states, districts etc.
    Sussex
    California
    Queensland
    Provence
    Tuscany
    Vaud
    Florida
    Costa Brava
    Tyrol
  • names of cities, towns, villages etc.
    London
    Cape Town
    Rome
    Florence
    Bath
    Wagga Wagga
    Vancouver
    Wellington
    Peking
  • names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes etc.
    the Atlantic
    the Dead Sea
    the Pacific
    Lake Leman
    Lake Victoria
    Lake Michigan
    the Rhine
    the Thames
    the Nile
  • names of geographical formations
    the Himalayas
    the Alps
    the Sahara
  • Adjectives relating to nationality nouns
    France - French music
    Australia - Australian animals
    Germany - German literature
    Arabia - Arabic writing
    Indonesia - Indonesian poetry
    China - Chinese food
  • Names of streets, buildings, parks etc.
    Park Lane
    Central Avenue
    Pall Mall
    George Street
    Sydney Opera House
    Central Park
    Hyde Park
    the Empire State Building