Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives Unit 5 Lesson 2

Proper Nouns Names/Initials Dinah L. Williams Titles/Abbreviations Capitalize titles before names, but not when alone (specific) Dr. Tina Shinohara Mayor Pimpkin the mayor Terms for Relatives Only capitalize when they are used before or in place of a name Uncle Sonny my uncle Cities, Counties, States Los Angles, California Countries, continents, regions of US Costa Rica, Mexico the Midwest We drove south. Planets Mercury Bodies of Water Nile River, Pacific Ocean

Proper Nouns cont’d Geographic features Streets, Highways Gobi Desert Rocky Mountains Streets, Highways Park Avenue Buildings, bridges, monuments Brooklyn Bridge Museum of Art Days, Months Monday, June Organizations, institutions Peace Corps Duke University (specific) the university (not specific) Languages, People Greek, Asian Events/Periods French Revolution Stone Age Documents Bill of Rights

Proper noun=Proper Adjective Asia Asian countries France French bread Olympus Olympic games April April showers