Capital Letters

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Capital Letters
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We use capital letters

• at the beginning of every sentence
• Example Today is Monday.
• when talking about yourself - I
• Example I went to the shops.
• to begin first names, surnames and titles
• Example Mary Murphy, An Taoiseach, Mr, Ms

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• for initials and abbreviations
• Example J. B. (Jordan Belmaine)
• U.S.A. (United States of America)
• GPO (General Post Office)
• for days of the week, months of the year and
  holidays
• Example Friday, March, St. Patricks Day
• for brand names
• Example Coca Cola, Nike, Nestle

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• for the names of places ( continents, countries,
  provinces, counties, cities, towns, mountains,
  rivers, lakes, streets, parks, buildings)
• Examples Europe, Ireland, Leinster, Cork,
  Dublin, Sligo, Wicklow Mountains, River Liffey,
  Lough Derg, Fleet Street, Hyde Park, Belcamp
  Village Centre
• to begin keywords in titles
• Examples School of Rock, The Boy in the Striped
  Pyjamas

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• for words describing places and people
  (countries, cities, their language and their
  natives)
• Examples Ireland, Irish
• Spain, Spanish
• Wales, Welsh