20 Examples of Capitalization

Use of Uppercase and Lowercase

The letters are graphemes or symbols that constitute the words that are part of a certain language. The letters can be classified according to their size and function in:

The letters upper case and lower case They can be written both in italics and in printed form and carry an accent, if the accentuation rules so provide. For instance: condor, Africa, heart, Angel.

When are capital letters used?

In addition to being used at the beginning of all sentences, capital letters are used in some special cases:

When are lowercase used?

The lowercase letters They are used in those cases in which the word is not starting a sentence and in the rest of the words that do not belong to the categories that are capitalized. For instance: Monday, table, collectors.

Words are always written in lower case, except for those cases in which the rule states that it must capitalize (such as proper names, trademarks, acronyms, deities, festivals, the Roman numerals, the titles of artistic works, among others).

Some of the words that are lowercase, and tend to lead to confusion, are: the days of the week, the seasons of the year, the months of the year, musical notes, the names of subjects, names, names of tribes or peoples, imaginary lines of planet Earth, names of religions, names of positions (such as president or minister), among many others. They are all lowercase. For instance: tuesday, august, history, canadian, f minor, catholicism, mayor.

Examples of capitalization

1. Independence Day is celebrated here in July.
2. In math class on Monday we looked at the Pythagorean theorem.
3. My brother, Diego, is my source of inspiration.
4. For many believers, the Bible is a book inspired by God.
5. This summer we plan to visit the Iguazú Falls, one of the most emblematic national parks in Argentina.
6. The building manager, Javier, handed me the envelopes sent by the SAT (Tax Administration Service).
7. Nike's new production facility will provide a lot of genuine employment to this region.
8. Tourists rented a car on Calle Alcalá.
9. The movie "Titanic" was chosen as the most influential in history.
10. Pope Benedict XVI became the top leader of the Catholic Church.
11. Karina, my best friend, will not be able to be at my birthday party.
12. The Baroque period was one of the most representative movements of Western culture.
13. George Washington was the first president of the United States.
14. Scientists speak of the certain possibility of finding water on Mars.
15. The High Middle Ages lasted until around the year 1000.
16. Catholicism celebrates Christmas today.
17. They met that morning at São Paulo airport and traveled to Cape Town.
18. The Superior Court of Justice will give its verdict tomorrow.
19. Today we will study the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century.
20. The sign Taurus is represented by a bull.
21. The International Olympic Committee will be in charge of delivering the medals to the competitors.
22. Manuscripts are received this afternoon at the headquarters of the Círculo Nacional de Escritores located on Calle Dorrego.
23. The attack on the embassy prompted an emergency meeting of NATO.
24. The referee for the FIFA World Cup final will be Brazilian.
25. The Oriental Republic of Uruguay greets the new president of Spain.
26. Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist and one of the greatest exponents of the Renaissance.
27. The British band The Police, which is led by Sting, will give their last concert in London today.
28. The earthquake that shook central Mexico was 7 points on the Richter scale.
29. The Tropic of Cancer is located north of the equator.
30. The candidates for mayor of my city are Pedro Vallejas and José Luis de Miral.
31. The Incas inhabited the eastern part of the American continent.
32. The storming of the Bastille in 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
33. Pesach is celebrated today, which is one of the most important holidays for the Jewish people.
34. Silver is a chemical element which is represented by the symbol Ag.
35. La Plata is the capital of the province of Buenos Aires.
36. The title of this work written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is “The ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha”.
37. This afternoon Palmeiras and Santos will face each other for the final of the Copa Libertadores at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
38. The Red Cross put itself at the service of the Ministry of Health to deal with the consequences of the earthquake.
39. Julius Caesar was one of the leaders of the Roman Empire.
40. We will go to the National Museum of Fine Arts, which is located in the Recoleta neighborhood in front of Plaza Francia.

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