10 Grammar Rules Every Student Should Know

The Personal Pronoun “I” is Always Written in Capital Letter.

• i am a carnivore.

• Some say that I am the king of the jungle.

• Who am I?

• Some say that i am the king of the jungle.

• I am a carnivore.

1. A Sentence Always Starts with a Capital Letter and Ends with a Period.

• he went to get a haircut yesterday

• He went to get a haircut yesterday.

• He went to get a haircut yesterday. his hair was too long.

• He went to get a haircut yesterday. His hair was too long.

1. Proper Nouns Always Start with a Capital Letter.

• My best friend is minou. She is a cat.

• I live in a city called Toronto.

• I like to eat Oreo cookies.

1. A Person’s Name Always Starts with a Capital Letter.

• mark

• Omar

• alex

• Vincent

• Lara

Days, Months and Holidays Always Start with a Capital Letter.

• monday

• Tuesday

• September

• april

• Mother's Day

Seasons Are Always Written in Lowercase Letters Unless They Start a Sentence or Are Part of a Name.

• I can’t wait for Summer to come.

• I can’t wait for summer to come.

• Summer has finally arrived!

• The Summer Olympics was cancelled this year because of COVID-19.

Street Names Always Start with a Capital Letter.

• I live on parkway forest drive.

• I live on Parkway forest drive.

• I live on Parkway Forest drive.

• I live on Parkway Forest Drive.

• My street is called Center Street.

Buildings, Schools, Cities, Provinces, States, Countries and Other Places Always Start with a Capital Letter.

• I go to Paul-Demers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• I go to paul-demers in toronto, ontario, canada.

• I recommend that you visit the cn tower and niagara falls.

• I recommend that you visit the CN Tower and Niagara Falls.

How to Capitalize Family Titles (see document).

• Everyone, this is my uncle. We all call him Uncle Bob.

• Everyone, this is my uncle. We all call him uncle Bob.

• He took me to see my grandma yesterday.

• He took me to see Grandma yesterday.

• She cringes when her mom does that TikTok dance.

How to Capitalize Titles (see document).

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

• Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince