Proper Nouns:
* Names of people: John, Mary, Dr. Smith, Queen Elizabeth II
* Names of places: London, Mount Everest, Pacific Ocean, California
* Specific locations: Central Park, Times Square, The White House
* Organizations: United Nations, NASA, Google, Red Cross
* Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.
* Months of the year: January, February, March, etc.
* Holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah
* Historical periods: Renaissance, Victorian Era, Cold War
* Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, etc.
* Nationalities and ethnicities: American, French, Asian
* Religions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
* Deities: God, Allah, Brahma
* Specific books, plays, poems, movies, albums: The Great Gatsby, Hamlet, The Lord of the Rings, The Beatles' "Abbey Road"
* Brands and trademarks: Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola
Titles of People:
* Formal titles used before a name: President Biden, Professor Jones, Mayor Davis
* Titles of nobility: King Charles III, Duke of York
Other Special Cases:
* The first word in a sentence: Always capitalized.
* The first word in a direct quotation: "Go away," she said.
* The pronoun "I" (Always capitalized, regardless of position)
Important Note:
* Common nouns are not capitalized unless they are part of a proper noun: "city" (common noun) vs. "New York City" (proper noun).
* Words like "north," "south," "east," and "west" are capitalized when they refer to specific regions: "The South" (a specific region) vs. "She went south" (direction).
Examples:
* The United States is a country in North America.
* President Biden visited Japan last month.
* She said, "I love to travel!"
* He is studying French and Japanese at Stanford University**.
Let me know if you'd like more examples or have any specific questions about capitalization!