Sunday, March 15, 2020

Common misconceptions

Much vs Many

Much is used for uncountable. How much time?
Many is used for countable. How many days?

Should vs Ought to

Should denotes an advice.
Ought to denotes moral obligation or duty.

Presently vs At present

Presently denotes to appear soon.
At present denotes now.

Rules of capitaization


  • First word of a sentence
  • Proper nouns
  • Pronoun I
  • Person title (Mr. Dr.)
  • Words derived from proper noun . English subject
  • Cardinal directions
  • Family relations when used as proper noun. Uncle Braj
  • Days of week, months of year, holidays. Not seasons.
  • National, political,racial,social,civic, athletic group. Indian, Bharatiya Janata Party,
  • Periods and events. Victorian era, Quit India 
  • Trademark. Yogi