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In English, the first letter of the first word in a sentence is capitalized.

The other uses of capital letters to begin or form words in English:

  • For proper nouns : names of people and places, brand names, companies
  • For names of books, plays, poems, and other dramatic forms, and artworks
  • For religions or nationalities (e.g. Catholic, French)
  • For a common noun when it is referring to a specific person (e.g. Father, or the Queen)
  • For the personal pronoun I and any other single alphabetical letter
  • For the months of the year and days of the week
  • For initials and acronyms
  • For deities (a word meaning God) and personifications of concepts (Nature, Death)
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All 'proper nouns' get a capital letter -> the name of a person or a place.... John, London, Mary, Cairo.

Brand and trade names also get capitals-> Microsoft, Nescafe, Honda, Nokia.

Finally, abbreviations which are made up of names - IMB (International Business Machines), NATO (North Atlantic Trreaty Organisation), USA (United States of America). ... and apart from those, a capital letter is always used for the first word of a sentence.... as I have in the 'A' of "all" in line 1, the 'B' of "brand" in the second line, and the 'F' of "finally" in line 3.

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While,during the Beginning of a sentence

While, While,When using a Proper Noun

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It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence and when it is used as part of the proper noun.

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