ABSTRACT
It is difficult to give precise rules about the use of capital letters in modern English. However, they should be used in the following cases:
a) The first word in a sentence In the beginning. . .
b) Names of organisations Sheffield Hallam University
c) Days and months Friday 21st July
d) Nationality words France and the French
e) Names of people/places Dr Martin Turner from Edinburgh
f) Titles (capitalise main words only) The Uses of Literacy/ The Duke of Kent
2. Apostrophes (‘)
These are one of the most misused features of English punctuation. They are mainly used in two situations:
a) to show contractions It’s generally believed . . .
