When to use a capital letter and a Period

CAPITAL LETTER

• The beginning of a sentence
• Proper names of people and places
• Canada, Rome, Toronto, Sandalwood Heights, Teddy, Toronto General Hospital

1. Titles

Queen Elizabeth, Captain Torres, Miss Butler

The first letter of each word in a title

1. Just Lather, That’s All
2. The Fall of a City
3. For the word “I”

The date, days of the week, and months

1. September 15^th
2. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.
3. January, February, etc.

PERIOD

1. At the end of a sentence (complete thought).
2. After the short form of a title ex. Mr. Chasty, Ms. Butler

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