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2.  for all proper nouns. For example,

                 y   Her name is Mary. She lives in Spain.            Note
                 y   She was born on Tuesday, the sixth               In email etiquette, online chats and
                    of June, 1998.                                    posts, writing a message entirely in

                 y   St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham                  capital letters is considered rude. It
                    Palace, the Palace of Westminster                 is the online equivalent of shouting.
                    and the British Museum are some of
                    the tourist attractions in London.

                 y   We get holidays on national holidays such as Gandhi Jayanti and Independence
                    Day, and on festivals like Diwali, Christmas and Eid.

                 y   Rivers like the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Brahmaputra emerge from the
                    Himalayas and empty into the Indian Ocean.

                 y   He studies in Harvard School which is situated on Dr Allen Pine Road.
                 y   The mission of Cassini spacecraft to explore Saturn ended on
                    15 September 2017.

             3.  for adjectives derived from proper nouns. For example,

                 y   a Russian ballet troupe
                 y   a Shakespearean sonnet
                 y   a Tamilian guy

                 y   The Italians are proud of their cheese.
             4.  for titles of books, films, magazines, newspapers, plays and works of art. For
                 example,

                 y   My Family and Other Animals
                 y   Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
                 y   India Today
                 y   The Times of India
                 y   The Merchant of Venice
                 y   the Mona Lisa

             5.  for the personal pronoun I and the interjection O. For example,
                 y   Shall I come with you?

                 y   Guide us, O Lord!
             6.  for brand names and names of companies. For example,

                 y   Coca Cola
                 y   Headword Publishing Company
             7.  for abbreviations. For example,

                 y   the USA (the United States of America)
                 y   WHO (World Health Organisation)



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