Capital letters are used with:
Names and titles of people
* Winston Churchill
* Marilyn Monroe
* the Queen of England
* the President of the United States
* the Headmaster of Eton
* Doctor Mathews
* Professor Samuels.
Note: The personal pronoun 'I' is always written with a capital letter.
Titles of works, books etc.
* War and Peace
* The Merchant of Venice
* Crime and Punishment
* Tristan and Isolde
Months of the year
January
July
February
August
March
September
April
October
May
November
June
December
Days of the week
Monday
Friday
Tuesday
Saturday
Wednesday
Sunday
Thursday
Seasons
Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Holidays
Christmas
Easter
New Year's Day
Boxing Day
May Day
Thanksgiving Day
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
Wall Street
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