2016年 04月 22日

英文大寫規則

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習慣寫英文的人都知道句子的第一個單字以及我”I”必須要大寫,但除了這些之外,還有很多也需要大寫的部分喔!一起來看看吧!

1. People

  • Names of Individuals
    Examples: Ashley Lee, Nathan M. Sperry
  • Family:
    Only capitalize when personally addressing an individual.
    Examples: “May I have a snack, Mother?” asked Bryan. Bryan’s mother nodded her head and went to the kitchen. I had dinner with Uncle Joe last night.Sarah had dinner with her uncle last night.
  • Titles, ranks, etc.
    Examples: Professor McNulty, President Obama, the Queen of Denmark, Dr. Parker

2. Geographical locations:

Only capitalize in specific names.

  • Cities, nations, countries, continents, etc.
    Examples:
    Boston, the United Kingdom, South America
  • Mountains, bodies of water
    Example:
    The Gobi Desert is larger than the deserts in California.
  • Compass directions
    Examples:
    We’re leaving the Northwest and moving down south.

3. Days of the week, months, holidays

Seasons are not capitalized.

  • Example:
    Next Monday is the first day of winter.

4. Celestial bodies:

Only capitalize earth , moon, sun when other celestial bodies are appearing in the sentence.

  • Examples:
    How far is Earth from the Sun?
    The sun is a star.

5. Historical events and eras

  • Examples:
    the Ice Age, the Great Depression, World War II

6. Races, nationalities, languages

  • Examples:
    Asians, Swedes, Swedish

7. Religions and religious terms

  • Examples:
    Allah, Buddha, Christianity, God

8. Titles

  • Books, newspapers, magazines
    Examples:
    Things Fall Apart, Seattle Times, National Geographic
  • TV shows, movies
    Examples:
    Game of Thrones, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
  • Musical compositions
    Examples:
    Canon in D Major, Strawberry Fields Forever

9. Organizations and brand names

  • Examples:
    American Lung Association, Toyota, Microsoft

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