CAPITAL LETTERS

To make a capital letter using the keyboard, you... Hold down the shift key and tap the letter you wish to type.

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We use CAPITAL letters if...
it is the first word in a sentence. e.g. My name is

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We use CAPITAL letters if...
it is someones name e.g. Her name is Monica.

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We use CAPITAL letters if... it is a day of the week or a month of the year e.g. Her birthday is in May.

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We use CAPITAL letters if...
it is the name of a place e.g. He lives in Whitechapel.

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We use CAPITAL letters if...
it is the name of a shop e.g. He works at Tesco.

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We use CAPITAL letters if... it is the brand name of something. e.g. She likes Heinz baked beans.

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We use CAPITAL letters if...
it is the title of a book, a play, a film or a TV programme. e.g. I like Eastenders.

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We use CAPITAL letters if... it is the word I. e.g. She said I was first.

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We use CAPITAL letters if... it is the letters in a postcode. e.g. Arbour Square E1 OPT