The document discusses basic English grammar rules for using capital letters. It states that capital letters should be used for the first letter of a sentence, the word "I", names of people and places, and the names of festivals, holidays, days of the week, and months of the year. Examples are provided for each rule to illustrate proper capitalization.

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Basic English Grammar
The Capital Letter
The capital letter is also called a big letter or uppercase letter, or sometimes just a capital.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
When do you use a capital letter?
• Use a capital letter for the first letter in a sentence:
o The dog is barking.
o Come here!
• Always use a capital letter for the word I:
o I am eight years old.
o Tom and I are good friends.
• Use a capital letter for the names of people:
o Alice, Tom, James, Kim, Snow White
• Use a capital letter for the names of places:
o National Museum, Bronx Zoo, London, Sacramento
• Use a capital letter for festivals, holidays, days of the week, months of the year:
o New Year’s Day, Christmas, Labor Day, Mother’s Day, Sunday, Monday, Friday,
January, May, July, October