Capitalizing Proper Adjectives

• Proper adjectives are words that describe a noun and are derived from proper nouns. They should always be capitalized. Examples:
• Correct: American (from America), French (from France), Asian (from Asia)
• Incorrect: american, french, asian

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Capitalizing Nationalities

• Always capitalize the names of nationalities, which indicate the country someone comes from. Examples:
• Correct: Mexican, Japanese, Canadian
• Incorrect: mexican, japanese, canadian

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Capitalizing Languages

• Always capitalize the names of languages. Examples:
• Correct: English, Spanish, Mandarin
• Incorrect: english, spanish, mandarin

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Summary of Key Points:

• Always capitalize:
• Proper adjectives that describe a noun (e.g., American, French).
• Names of nationalities (e.g., Mexican, Japanese).
• Names of languages (e.g., English, Spanish).

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Practice Examples:

Incorrect: she speaks spanish and is a mexican citizen.

• Correct: She speaks Spanish and is a Mexican citizen.

Incorrect: my friend is japanese and loves japanese food.

• Correct: My friend is Japanese and loves Japanese food.

Incorrect: they are learning french in school.

• Correct: They are learning French in school.

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