When do you capitalize places?

Answer 1

The word places is capitalized when used at the begi

n

ni

ng of the se

nte

nce.

However, the

names of places should be capitalized.

Examples:

I've bee

n to ma

ny places.

Have you bee

n to Ho

ngko

ng

Dis

neyla

nd?

Answer 2

Capitalize places when they are proper nouns, such as the name of a country (e.g. France), city (e.g. Tokyo), or street (e.g. Wall Street). Remember to capitalize words like north, south, east, and west when they are part of a proper name (e.g. North Pole).