Which word should always be capitalized at the start of a sentence?

Which word should always be capitalized at the start of a sentence?

• A. The first word in a sentence
• B. The second word
• C. The last word
• D. The middle word

Answer: (A)

Capitalizing the first word of a sentence marks its start and helps readers know where a new thought begins. In standard writing, that first word is capitalized by default, while the other words—second, last, or middle—aren’t, unless they are proper nouns. A simple example: Dogs sleep soundly. Here, Dogs starts the sentence and is capitalized; the remaining words are lowercase.

Capitalizing the first word of a sentence marks its start and helps readers know where a new thought begins. In standard writing, that first word is capitalized by default, while the other words—second, last, or middle—aren’t, unless they are proper nouns. A simple example: Dogs sleep soundly. Here, Dogs starts the sentence and is capitalized; the remaining words are lowercase.