Grammar! (Like a pro!)

Capitalization

Since we covered a rule of capitalization in the the previous part, let's continue down this road. Might as well.

So!

The first rule of capitalization:

Always, always, always, capitalize at the beginning of a sentence. Even. If. It's. Short. 

Here's an example:

Since Becky had lost her headphones, she was forced to listen to the ear-splitting sound of the velociraptor gnawing on its bone.

Another rule about capitalization--names are always capitalized, as are titles such as Ms. or Mr. Here's a brand new example:

"Oh, Mr. Snuggle-pants." Becky sighed, taking the bone from the velociraptor. "You're such a hassle sometimes."

Here's an interesting bit of trivia--'I' is the only pronoun to be capitalized in English. All others are lowercased unless at the beginning of the sentence. Example:

"Mr. Snuggle-pants really wanted to eat his bone, but I couldn't listen to him chewing on it any longer," Becky told Steve.

Names of important places such as towns and countries, are capitalized as shown in the example:

"I went to Jacksonville to see if they had opened the new Hungry Dude restaurant, but the place was still closed," the delivery man complained as he handed Becky her package.

Notice how both letters of Hungry Dude are capitalized. This is the standard rule for chains of restaurants, stores, pet shops, or just about any business with a name. 

Speaking of companies, company names like Microsoft or Apple are also capitalized. 

"Did you see the new Banana product?" Becky's neighbor asked. "It's got a camera that lets you shoot lasers from your eyeballs!"

There is a special name for words that are capitalized outside of the beginning of the sentence, by the way. They're called 'proper nouns', and they allow you to mark the most important things in the sentence.