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German has all nouns capitalized in a sentence.

Ex: Die Hund ist dumm. = My dog is dumb. As you can see Hund (dog) is capitalized because of it being a noun.

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Which is the only European language in which all nouns begin with a capital letter?

The only European language in which all nouns begin with a capital letter is German. This is a grammatical feature of the German language that helps distinguish nouns from other parts of speech in a sentence. Capitalizing all nouns is a unique characteristic of German that is not found in other European languages.


A kind of noun that usually doesn't start with a capital letter?

No, not all nouns start with a capital letter.The kinds of nouns that begin with a capital letter are:a proper noun (the name of a specific person, place, or thing);the first word in a sentence.


Why are Christian and Muslim and Buddhist all spelled with a capital letter?

Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist are spelled with capital letters because they are names of religions, and therefore, proper nouns, which are always capitalized.


What type of noun appears in all the capital letters in this sentence max has applied to the us air force academy that id just north of Colorado Springs?

PROPER NOUNS appear in all capital letters. In this sentence, "MAX" and "US AIR FORCE ACADEMY" are proper nouns.


Do All common nouns begin with a capital letter?

No, common nouns are only capitalized if they start of a sentence. Proper nouns are always capitalized. A common noun is words like dog, cat, hat , house, ball, road, school and so on. They do not name a particular item, place, or thing so they are "common". Proper nouns name a person, place, or thing. Yosemite is a proper noun, Kathy is a proper noun, White House is a proper noun because they name one place or person.

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Which is the only European language in which all nouns begin with a capital letter?

The only European language in which all nouns begin with a capital letter is German. This is a grammatical feature of the German language that helps distinguish nouns from other parts of speech in a sentence. Capitalizing all nouns is a unique characteristic of German that is not found in other European languages.


What is an example of good parallelism in a formal outline?

all entries following capital letters are proper nouns.


Which proper noun does not start with a capital letter?

All proper nouns start with a capital letter.


How do you remember German capitals?

All German nouns begin with a capital letter


The brothers Grimm did not use capital letters in their writings. Did they ever give theoretical reasons for that unusual habit?

Among scholars in Germany there was a move against capital letters in the period, c. 1850-1900, though they were usually retained for proper nouns and for the first word in each sentence. It was a rejection of the German practice of starting all nouns with a capital letter, but it did not gain widespread acceptance.


A kind of noun that usually doesn't start with a capital letter?

No, not all nouns start with a capital letter.The kinds of nouns that begin with a capital letter are:a proper noun (the name of a specific person, place, or thing);the first word in a sentence.


How do you say coluers in German?

'Farben'. Note: Always with capital, as are all German nouns.


Proper nouns like Philadelphia James and the Empire State Building always begin with a capital letter?

All proper nouns should be capitalized.


Why do you put a capital C in California?

Because it's a proper noun. By convention, proper nouns (the words of specific, individual things) are capitalized in English. This isn't true in all languages ... in German, all nouns are capitalized, and some languages don't even have capital letters.


Why are Christian and Muslim and Buddhist all spelled with a capital letter?

Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist are spelled with capital letters because they are names of religions, and therefore, proper nouns, which are always capitalized.


What type of noun appears in all the capital letters in this sentence max has applied to the us air force academy that id just north of Colorado Springs?

PROPER NOUNS appear in all capital letters. In this sentence, "MAX" and "US AIR FORCE ACADEMY" are proper nouns.


Should you write capital letter E for English always?

YES! For all the nouns and adjectives derived from the names of countries.