Lesson 74
Capitalization of Proper Adjectives
Capitalize proper adjectives (adjectives formed from proper nouns). Proper adjectives
include adjectives formed from names of people.
Elizabethan
literature
Newtonian physics
Gregorian calendar
They also include adjectives formed from place names
and the names of national, ethnic,
and religious groups.
Roman architecture
Middle
Eastern conflict
Buddhist
temples
Alaskan salmon
When used as adjectives, many proper nouns do not change form.
Strauss waltzes
Washington
apples
White
House assistant
New
York police officer
Exercise 1
Place a check (
✔
) beside each sentence that uses capitalization correctly.
✔
In
New Mexico, we attended a performance of Native-American dances.
1. The subject of the lecture was great shakespearean heroines, including Juliet, Portia,
and Cleopatra.
2. The local museum has just opened a new room devoted to Far Eastern art.
3. The famous astronomer strongly supported continuing Martian exploration.
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