Is language a proper noun?
You may think of English, French, Spanish, German, Hindi, Russian or any other language. So, language is a common noun. Basically a Proper noun is a specific name given to a common noun, and is always written in Capital letters.
Is Spanish the language capitalized?
Nouns are names of places, people and things, we all know that. The term “Spanish” can be used as a noun and a proper noun for that matter. Additionally, when referring to the language, “Spanish” should be capitalized since it again represents nationality (the language that the Spanish people speak).
Do I capitalize English language arts?
When referring to the phrase “English language arts”, the noun “English”, of course, is capitalized as it’s a proper noun or name of a specific language. However, “language arts” in the phrase is not capitalized because, as mentioned above, it’s a general noun.
What words are capitalized in the English language?
In general, you should capitalize the first word, all nouns, all verbs (even short ones, like is), all adjectives, and all proper nouns. That means you should lowercase articles, conjunctions, and prepositions—however, some style guides say to capitalize conjunctions and prepositions that are longer than five letters.
Why does English have capital letters?
In English, capital letters give us many visual clues, such as the start of a sentence or a proper noun. For the same type size, capital letters are usually wider than small letters and therefore take up more space, causing the eye to travel further. Words written in capital letters have no “shape”.
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