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Capitalization
            Capitalization means writing the first alphabet of a word in uppercase. In English grammar, we cannot decide on our
            own to write anything in capital. We follow the rules of capitalization whenever we write anything. It gives emphasis
            on certain words used at different places. Some of the basic rules of capitalization which we all should remember in
            our basic writing skills are listed below:
            •  Beginning of a sentence: It is marked by capitalising the first letter in a sentence. For example:
                 w My computer class is very interesting.
                 w We are going for a movie today.
            •  Proper Nouns: Capitalise the first letter of a proper noun like name of a person, place or an organisation. For
              example:
                 w New Delhi is the capital of India.
                 w My friend Rohit loves to play cricket.

            •  Days of week, months and holidays: Always remember to capitalise the first letter of days of week like Sunday,
              Monday, etc., months like June, August, etc. and holidays/festivals like Republic Day, Diwali, etc. but not the seasons
              like winter, spring, summer, etc. Let us look at an example:
                 w Every year Republic Day is celebrated in India on 26 January.
            •  The Pronoun “I”: Pronoun "I" is a reference to yourself and should always be capitalised. For example:
                 w Reema and I are going for a picnic.
                 w I love to read books before I go to sleep.

            •  Directions: The directions like North, South, etc. are written in capital only when they are referred to as locations.
              For example:
                 w I am heading towards South.

            •  Titles that appear before names: The titles like President, Principal, Mr., Captain, etc. that appear before names are
              written with the first letter in capital. For example:
                 w Mr. Singh is a good man.

                 w President Peter gave a wonderful speech.
            Punctuation Marks

            These are the symbols used to help the reader understand the proper meaning of a sentence and where to pause or
            stop. Let us learn about some the punctuation marks in detail.
            Full Stop or Period (.)

            Full stop or period is used at the end of a sentence. We also use it to shorten a word to form an abbreviation. For
            example: Mr. for Mister, Col. for Colonel.





                                  There are 14 punctuation marks in English Grammar.




            Question Mark (?)
            Question mark is used to mark the end of any question asked in a direct speech. For example:
            •  How are you?
            •  Why did you not call me again?




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