![]() ![]() ![]() The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, the TitanicĪndrew "Old Hickory" Jackson Babe Ruth, the Sultan of SwatĪmerican Center for Law and Justice, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment Oxford College, the Juilliard School of Music The Inquisition, the American Revolutionary War, the Great Depression Note: Many authorities do not capitalize federal or state unless it is part of the official title: State Water Resources Control Board, but state water board Federal Communications Commission, but federal regulations. Constitution (but constitutional), the Electoral College, Department of Agriculture. Days of the week and months of the yearĬongress (but congressional), the U.S.We can speak of a lake in the middle of the country, or we can be more specific and say Lake Michigan, which distinguishes it from every other lake on earth. The main function of capitals is to focus attention on particular elements within any group of people, places, or things. Quixotic (from the hero of the classic novel Don Quixote)ĭraconian (from ancient-Athenian lawgiver Draco) Herculean (from the mythological hero Hercules) With the passage of time, some words originally derived from proper nouns have taken on a life, and authority, of their own and no longer require capitalization. Capitalize proper nouns-and adjectives derived from proper nouns. ![]()
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