GOAL: To learn how to write a correct simple sentence
Capitalization Rules （大寫規則）
1. The first word in a sentence or question is capitalized. (v. 以大寫字母寫)
Every week I go to the movies.
Do you like to play tennis?
2. The pronoun（代名詞）I is always capitalized.
Larry and I are brothers.
3. People’s formal正式的 and professional專業的 titles use capital letters.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are on vacation.
Lisa saw Dr. Johansen at the bank yesterday.
4. Proper(特有的) names (specific people and places) use capital letters.
The Coliseum大劇院 in
Irene met her brother Don and his dog Skippy at the park.
5. Names of streets （街道）use capital letters.
Ruth lives on
6. Geographical（地理的） locations（位置）use capital letters.
(cities, states州, countries, continents大陸, lakes, and rivers)
I am going to travel to
The
7. The names of languages and nationalities國籍 use capital letters.
My grandmother（祖母） speaks Polish.（波蘭）
Jessica is going to learn Japanese.
Melisa is Venezuelan委內瑞拉人, but her husband is Cuban.古巴人
8. Most words in titles of paragraphs段落, essays短文, and books are
capitalized (
capitalized, and the other important words in a title are capitalized.
Do not capitalize prepositions介詞 (to, in), conjunctions連接詞 (and,
but), or articles 冠詞(a, an, the) unless they are the first word of the
title.
The Life of Billy Barnes
Crime and Punishment
The Catcher in the
In the Bedroom
9. Specific course names are capitalized.
Are you taking History 101 at 10:00 A.M.?
Are you taking history this semester? (general subject—no capital letter)
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Using Capital Letters （如何使用大寫字母）
Proper Nouns (專有名詞)
In English, the name of a specific person, or thing always begins with a
capital letter. These types of words are called proper(專有的) nouns. George Washington is the name of a specific person.
Incorrect: My friend john works in
Correct: My friend John works in
a specific place)
Incorrect: lucille and rabby drink coca-cola.
Correct: Lucille and Rabby drink Coca-Cola.
Common Nouns （普通名詞）
Common nouns do not begin with a capital letter. They begin with a small letter. Some examples of common nouns are car, computer, garage, snow, television.
More Capital Letters （星期幾、月份、語言、國家名稱，要大寫）
In English, many other kinds of words begin with capital letters. Here are some
examples.
Days of the week
Incorrect: My birthday is on monday.
Correct: My birthday is on Monday.
Months
Incorrect: The shortest month of the year is february.
Correct: The shortest month of the year is February.
Languages
Incorrect: Sireesha speaks hindi.(北印度語)
Correct: Sireesha speaks Hindi.
Countries
Incorrect: My father is from
Correct: My father is from
Writer's NOTE:
Begin a Sentence with a Capital letter in English, there are two kinds of
letters: capital letter (H, R) and small letters (h, r). Most of the time we
use small letters. However, we always begin a sentence with a capital
letter.
Incorrect: the boxes on the table are heavy.
Correct: The boxes on the table are heavy.
Incorrect: where do you live?
Correct: Where do you live?
