Grammar Rule

Capitalization Errors

Failing to capitalize the start of a sentence or proper nouns, or randomly capitalizing words mid-sentence.

The Rule

Always capitalize the first letter of a sentence, names of people, places, days, months, and languages.

Examples

Incorrect

i want to learn english.

Correct

I want to learn English.

💡 Pro Tip

Do not capitalize common nouns (school, university) unless they are part of a proper title (Harvard University).