Problems
With Adjectives: Capitalizing “Proper” Adjectives
We all know that proper nouns should be capitalized, but what about adjectives. When an adjective owes its origin to a proper noun, it will probably require capitalization. As a result, we will see situations where the adjective will be capitalized with a noun that is not capitalized, such as in the following examples:
| They sang Christian music. |
| He prefers Chinese food. |
| They met at an English pub. |
| Rizal died during the Spanish era of colonization. |
| It was Dr. Juarez’s idea. |
| We visited n old abandoned Moro fort. |
| Shakespeare’s Hamlet is an example of Elizabethan drama. |
We will also see situations where the adjective is capitalized and the noun is also capitalized, such as in the following examples:
| Historically, Filipino Muslims traded with the Chinese during the Ming Dynasty. |
| It is evident that Western Democracy plays a big role in Filipino Supreme Court decisions. |
| If you would like, I can give you John’s Manila address. |