Capital letters

In a nutshell

Capital letters are the very first letters of every sentence and the first letter of proper nouns. In this summary you will learn how to use capital letters.

Capital letters

Capital letters are used at the start of every sentence, when the first letter is capitalised. Unless you are starting a new sentence or using a proper noun, you won't need to use a capital letter, however it is important to know how to use them.

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Example

"The dog had a fun day at the park."

The 't' at the start of the word 'the' at the beginning of this sentence is a capital t. This is because 'the dog had a fun day at the park.' is a complete sentence.

Proper nouns

It's important to always capitalise proper nouns. To better understand what a proper noun is, look at the examples here. 

Examples

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