英文大寫規則

習慣寫英文的人都知道句子的第一個單字以及我”I”必須要大寫，但除了這些之外，還有很多也需要大寫的部分喔!

1. People

• Names of Individuals
  

  Examples:
  Ashley Lee, Nathan M. Sperry

• Family:
  Only capitalize when personally addressing an individual.

  Examples:
  “May I have a snack, Mother?” asked Bryan.
  Bryan’s mother nodded her head and went to the kitchen.
  I had dinner with Uncle Joe last night.
  Sarah had dinner with her uncle last night.

• Titles, ranks, etc.
  

  Examples:
  Professor McNulty, President Obama, the Queen of Denmark, Dr. Parker

2. Geographical locations:

Only capitalize in specific names.

• Cities, nations, countries, continents, etc.
  

  Examples:
  Boston, the United Kingdom, South America

• Mountains, bodies of water
  

  Example:
  The Gobi Desert is larger than the deserts in California.

• Compass directions
  

  Examples:
  We’re leaving the Northwest and moving down south.

3. Days of the week, months, holidays

Seasons are not capitalized.

Example:
Next Monday is the first day of winter.

4. Celestial bodies:

Only capitalize earth , moon, sun when other celestial bodies are appearing in the sentence.

Examples:
How far is Earth from the Sun?
The sun is a star.

5. Historical events and eras

Examples:
the Ice Age, the Great Depression, World War II

6. Races, nationalities, languages

Examples:
Asians, Swedes, Swedish

7. Religions and religious terms

Examples:
Allah, Buddha, Christianity, God

8. Titles

• Books, newspapers, magazines
  

  Examples:
  Things Fall Apart, Seattle Times, National Geographic

• TV shows, movies
  

  Examples:
  Game of Thrones, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

• Musical compositions
  

  Examples:
  Canon in D Major, Strawberry Fields Forever

9. Organizations and brand names

Examples:
American Lung Association, Toyota, Microsoft

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