Should the Word Continent Be Capitalized?
A Proper Noun Is Always Capitalized. .. . the Noun"Continent" Is a Common Noun as a General Word for Any Continent. a Common Noun Is Capitalized Only When It's...
A proper noun is always capitalized. ... The noun"continent" is a common noun as a general word for any continent. A common noun is capitalized only when it's the first word in a sentence. The word "Asian" is a proper adjective used to describe a noun as of or from the continent of Asia.
Is continent a proper noun?
Countries, continents and other place names such as those of towns and cities or regions (Russia, Russian; Africa, African; Paris, Parisian; Andalusia, Andalusian …);'continent' is a common noun; 'Asia' is a proper noun.
How do you use continent in a sentence?
- [S] [T] Africa is the poorest continent. ( ...
- [S] [T] Africa is a continent; Greenland is not. ( ...
- [S] [T] There are seven continents on the earth. ( ...
- [S] [T] They crossed the vast continent on foot. (
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