Capital Letters

The first word of a sentence should always be capitalized.

Proper nouns, which name specific people, places, or organizations, should always be capitalized.

A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, such as 'Jennifer', 'Texas', or 'Santa Maria Public Library'.

The names of countries and states should always be capitalized, such as 'California' and 'Texas'.

Titles of people should be capitalized when they precede a name, such as 'Doctor Smith'.

Yes, the names of days of the week and months should always be capitalized, such as 'Monday' and 'January'.

The pronoun 'I' should always be capitalized, regardless of its position in a sentence.

The names of organizations and institutions should be capitalized, such as 'Albertson's' and 'Harvard University'.

The first word of a direct quote should be capitalized if it is a complete sentence.

Adjectives derived from proper nouns should be capitalized, such as 'American' in 'American culture'.