Punctuation

Capital letters

Capital letters are used:

-at the beginning of a sentence.

  • A man sat down at the next table.
  • They decided to go to the cinema.

-with proper nouns.

  • Rome is my favourite city.
  • Harry was waiting for the bus.
  • The White House is one of the most important buildings in the world.
  • May is my favourite month.
  • They work in office on Mondays and Wednesdays.

-with the word I.

  • I ordered a cup of coffee.
  • They had already started when I arrived.

-with countries, nationalities and languages.

  • They come from Sweden – they're Swedish.
  • I speak German and Spanish.