{"id":2807,"date":"2022-12-12T23:10:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2024-01-05T14:40:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T09:10:50","slug":"capitalizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/blog\/2022\/12\/12\/capitalizations\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPITALIZATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mlr1c2ttdo0s.i.optimole.com\/cb:bzx-.1ab1f\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/ispeakenglish.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Capitalization-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2855\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Capitalization means using a capital letter (for example, \u201c<strong>A<\/strong>\u201d instead of \u201c<strong>a<\/strong>\u201d). The use of capital letters helps readers read your writing without confusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 Simple \u0dc4\u0ddd Capital \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db7\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba \u201ccapitalization\u201d \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dda. \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dba \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dc0 \u0dba\u0dd9\u0daf\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0da7\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc0\u0dda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always capitalize the following. \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dbb\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dad \u0dc3\u0daf\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dae\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u201ccapital\u201d \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dba.<br>The first word in a sentence.\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dca&#x200d;\u0dba\u0dba\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0da0\u0db1\u0dba<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>I&nbsp;grew up in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She left a message on my phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The pronoun \u201cI\u201d.<strong> <\/strong>\u0dc3\u0dbb\u0dca\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dcf\u0db8 \u201cI\u201d.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>This country is where&nbsp;I&nbsp;dreamed of<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first letter of a proper noun (specific name).\u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc1\u0dca\u0da0\u0dd2\u0dad \u0db1\u0dcf\u0db8 \u0dc0\u0dbd \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbb<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>David wants to play soccer with us<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This letter is from&nbsp;Chang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I graduated from the&nbsp;University of&nbsp;New&nbsp;York<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I like&nbsp;Coca-Cola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She likes&nbsp;Godiva chocolates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first letter of months, days, and holidays (but not seasons).<br>\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dc3, \u0d85\u0dc0\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dd4 \u0dc4\u0ddd \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0da9\u0dd4 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3<a>\u0db3<\/a>\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7 \u0d91\u0dc4\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbb \u0db4\u0db8\u0dab\u0d9a\u0dca capital \u0d9a\u0dc5 \u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dba\u0dd2.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Today is&nbsp;June 8, 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susie\u2019s birthday is this&nbsp;Thursday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The shops are closed on&nbsp;Easter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This summer is going to be very hot (\u201c<strong>summer\u201d<\/strong> is a season.<br>So, no need to capitalize it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first letter of nationalities, religions, races of people, and languages. \u0da2\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd3\u0db1\u0dca, \u0d86\u0d9c\u0db8\u0dca, \u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbd \u0dba\u0db1\u0dcf\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dc3\u0daf\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7, \u0db4\u0dc5\u0db8\u0dd4 \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbb<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>We often eat&nbsp;Italian food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I want to master many languages, such as&nbsp;Spanish,&nbsp;Korean,&nbsp;Chinese, and&nbsp;Russian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is one&nbsp;Christian church in my town<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first letter in a person\u2019s title<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>This is&nbsp;Dr. Simon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I got it from&nbsp;Mr. Tom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Geographic areas: cities, states, countries, mountains, oceans, rivers, etc. \u0db7\u0dd6\u0d9c\u0ddd\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca&#x200d;\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u0db8\u0d9a \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dd2\u0da7\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca, \u0dbb\u0da7\u0dc0\u0dbd\u0dca, \u0db1\u0d9c\u0dbb, \u0d9a<a>\u0db3\u0dd4<\/a>, \u0d9c\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dcf, \u0dc3\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dbb \u0dba\u0db1\u0dcf\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0da7<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>My destination is&nbsp;Paris,&nbsp;France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hawaii is in the middle of the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Historical periods. \u0d89\u0dad\u0dd2\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0dc3 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd \u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dc0\u0dcf\u0db1\u0dd4 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The&nbsp;Renaissance began in the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;Qing&nbsp;Dynasty is the last dynasty in China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first letter of each major word in the title of a book, movie, article, etc. \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad\u0d9a, \u0da0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dca&#x200d;\u0dbb\u0db4\u0da7\u0dd2\u0dba\u0d9a \u0dc4\u0ddd \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dd2\u0dba\u0d9a \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd8 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dda \u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dbd\u0dd4\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dca&#x200d;\u0dbb\u0db0\u0dcf\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0da0\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dbd \u0db8\u0dd4\u0dbd\u0dca \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Tolstoy\u2019s&nbsp;War and&nbsp;Peace is my favorite novel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I found the article \u201cHow to&nbsp;Write a&nbsp;Good&nbsp;Cover&nbsp;Letter\u201d in this magazine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitalization means using a capital letter (for example, \u201cA\u201d instead of \u201ca\u201d). The use of capital letters helps readers read your writing without confusion. \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dc0\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 Simple \u0dc4\u0ddd Capital \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0dd4 \u0db7\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dad\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0d86\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dba \u201ccapitalization\u201d \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0dc4\u0dd0\u0daf\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dda. \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dba \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dc0 \u0dba\u0dd9\u0daf\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dcf\u0da7 \u0d9c\u0dd0\u0da7\u0dc5\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0d87\u0dad\u0dd2 \u0db1\u0ddc\u0dc0\u0dda. 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