1. Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
Grammar Unit 7 Lesson 3
Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

2. Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper adjective is formed from proper nouns.
Capitalize proper nouns and adjectives.
Proper Nouns: China, Islam
Proper Adjectives: Chinese food, Islamic country
Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

3. Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
In proper nouns and adjectives made up of more than one word, capitalize all words except articles, coordinating conjunctions, or prepositions of few than five letters.
Examples: University of Nebraska
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

4. Copy the sentences, correcting any errors in capitalization
Copy the sentences, correcting any errors in capitalization. If a sentence is correctly capitalized, write C.
Christianity, judaism, and islam are three religions.
Columbia university and Cooper union are both schools in manhattan.
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court justice.
For several years, the Chicago Bulls dominated Professional Basketball.
John f. Kennedy jr. was as famous as his father, j.f.k., and his uncle, Robert “bobby” Kennedy.
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