1. Proper Nouns:
* Names of people: John, Mary, Dr. Smith, Ms. Jones
* Specific places: New York City, Mount Everest, the Pacific Ocean
* Organizations: United Nations, Google, Red Cross
* Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
* Months of the year: January, February, March
* Holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Ramadan
* Historical events: World War II, the Renaissance
* Languages: English, Spanish, French
* Nationalities: American, Canadian, Japanese
* Religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism
* Deities: God, Allah, Buddha
* Titles (when used with a name): President Biden, Queen Elizabeth, Professor Brown
2. Titles of Books, Articles, and Works:
* Books: "Pride and Prejudice," "The Lord of the Rings"
* Movies: "The Godfather," "Avengers: Endgame"
* Songs: "Yesterday," "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* Plays: "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet"
* Paintings: "Mona Lisa," "Starry Night"
* Websites: Google.com, Facebook.com
3. Abbreviations:
* Acronyms: NATO, NASA, USA
* Initialisms: FBI, CIA, BBC
* Titles: Dr., Mr., Mrs., Ms.
4. The First Word of a Sentence
* Always capitalize the first word of a sentence.
5. The Pronoun "I"
* The pronoun "I" is always capitalized.
Important Note: There are exceptions to these rules, but these general guidelines will help you capitalize correctly most of the time.