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Editing for Mechanics
Capitalization
496.1 Proper Nouns, Adjectives
Capitalize all proper nouns and all proper adjectives. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A proper adjective is an adjective formed from a proper noun.
Common Noun
country, president, continent
Proper Noun
Canada, Andrew Jackson, Asia
Proper Adjective
Canadian, Jacksonian, Asian