| 词组 | capital letters |
| 释义 | Contents overview capital letters341 capital lettersWe use capital (big) letters at the beginning of the following kinds of words:the names of days, months and public holidays (but not usually seasons)SundayTuesdayMarchSeptemberEasterChristmas(but normally summer, autumn)the names of people, institutions and places, including stars and planetsJohnthe Foreign Officethe United StatesThe Super Cinemathe Pole StarMaryNorth AfricaThe Ritz Hotelthe Far EastMarsthe SmithsCanadaOxford University (Compare He teaches at a university.)(but normally the earth, the sun, the moon)Words derived from people's names have capitals if they refer to the people.Shakespearean drama (but to pasteurise): this refers to a chemical process, not directly to the scientist Pasteurpeople's titlesMr SmithColonel WebbProfessor Blakethe Managing DirectorDr Jonesthe Prime Minister is attending the summit (Compare How is the Swedish prime minister elected?)nouns and adjectives referring to nationalities and regions, languages, ethnic groups and religionsHe's Russian.Catalan cookingI speak German.She's Jewish.Japanese historyHe's a Sikh.the names of newspapers and magazinesInternational Herald TribuneNew ScientistThe article the in such names is usually, but not always, capitalised.I read it in The/the Guardian.the first word (and often other important words) in the titles of books, films and playsThe Spy who Loved MeGone with the WindA Midsummer Night's DreamFor the use of capitals with East, North, etc, 442.Previous Next |
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