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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The names of some cars.
Hi
Please see these two sentences:
Tom
Please see these two sentences:
Could you please shed some light on this?
1) The VIPs arrived at the White House in limousines. [small "l"]
2) The VIPs arrived at the White House in Rolls Royce. [Capital "R"]
Tom
Top answer
Yes, limousine and R olls.
- Yes, limousine and R olls.
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I'm not sure what you are querying...
limousine is a type/style of car, not a proper noun, so it doesn't need a capital letter.
Rolls Royce is a brand/make of car, so a proper noun, so needs capital letters.
Incidentally, the sentence should read either ' in a Rolls Royce' (one car) or 'in Rolls Royces' (more than one car).
limousine is a type/style of car, not a proper noun, so it doesn't need a capital letter.
Rolls Royce is a brand/make of car, so a proper noun, so needs capital letters.
Incidentally, the sentence should read either ' in a Rolls Royce' (one car) or 'in Rolls Royces' (more than one car).
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Thanks, Nona.
...but I need some more light on this point (which is news to me, as we don't have limousines in our country).
Thanks again,
Tom
...but I need some more light on this point (which is news to me, as we don't have limousines in our country).
What do you mean by "it's not a proper noun"?
limousine is a type/style of car, not a proper noun
Thanks again,
Tom
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A limousine is a large and very comfortable car.
An example of a limousine (common noun, not capitalised) is Rolls Royce. (proper noun, capitalised)
A limousine, like a car, is a common noun and does not start with a capital letter.
Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, etc are brands of cars. They are proper nouns, so they have to be cap
An example of a limousine (common noun, not capitalised) is Rolls Royce. (proper noun, capitalised)
A limousine, like a car, is a common noun and does not start with a capital letter.
Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, etc are brands of cars. They are proper nouns, so they have to be cap
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