1st Class English Use of Small and Capital Letters Use of Small and Capital Letters

 Use of Small and Capital Letters

When do we use capital letters?

1.            We always use a capital letter to start a new sentence. For example:

•            I am a boy.
•           She is a girl.

2.            We always use a capital letter after '.' '?', '!' or ':'. For example:

•           Wow! This is a lovely dress.
•           My name is Tuffy. I am) two-year-old

3.            When we write a new sentence, the first letter of the first word is always capital. For example:

•            This is a tree.
•           The cat is sleeping".

4.            The first letter of the name of a person, a country or a state is always capital. For example:

•            I live in India.
•           Her name is Tina.
  

5.            When the letter 'I' is written alone, it is always capital. For example:

•           Tom and I are playing.

6.            Capital letters are also called uppercase letters.

When do we use small letters?

1.            We never use a small letter to start a new   sentence. For example:

•               i am a boy.  
•              I am a boy. √

2.            We never use a small letter after '.', '?', '!', ':'.   

            For example:

•            Wow! this is a lovely dress. 
•             Wow! This is a lovely dress. √

3.            The first letter of the name of a person, a country or a state is never small. Only the letters after the first letter are small. For example:  

•            I live in india. 
•            I live in India. √

4.            Small letters are also called lowercase letters.