1 Capitalize Proper

nouns

W h e n o r g a n i z a t i o n s

r e f e r r e d

indirectly , t h e y

d o n o t n e e d t o b e

c a p i t a l i z e d !

The Hathirjeel Bridge

Common rules for Capital letters usage

2 Formal Titles and

Family names

Title after name=small

letter

We are pleased to introduce Prime

Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The conference will be lead by Bill

Gates, the chairman of Microsoft.

P c

3 Capitalizing

Directions

Growing up in an agricultural

family, Ali spent many years in

the West Bengal.

nW

4Capitalize Days,

Months and

HolidaysAlways capitalize:

days of week

months

holidays

Mermaid Resort is situated in

Cox's bazaar Sea Beach, the largest

sea beach in the world.

NNew Year

“Nafis is going to Noakhali

this summer.”

s

5Quotes and

Titles

When forming direct quotes

and placed inside formal

quotation marks, the first

letter of the quote should

always be capitalized.

If citing a title of the book, movie or

song, capitalize the initial character,

but write all the articles and short

prepositions in lower case letters .

“”

“G”

6Abbreviations

and specific names

Capitalized every time:

Names of people

Places

Corporations

Countries

Languages

Organizations

Events and items of

importance

BIn most cases, derivative words do not need to be

capitalized.

P