Question

Should the first word in quotations always be capitalised? (even it’s just reciting)

Answer 1

The first word in quotations does NOT always need to be capitalized. If you are quoting what someone said, it should be capitalized, and so should the title of a book, movie, song, etc., and if the first word in quotations is the first word of a sentence. If you are just quoting a small part of a phrase/song/something that has already been written by someone else, it does not have to be capitalized.