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NATIONALITIES

February 18th, 2010 No comments

NATIONALITIES

  1. Country: I live in England.
  2. Adjective: He reads English literature.
  3. Noun: She is an Englishwoman.
COUNTRY ADJECTIVE NOUN
Africa African an African
America American an American
Argentina Argentinian an Argentinian
Austria Austrian an Austrian
Autralia Australian an Australian
Bangladesh Bangladesh(i) a Bangladeshi
Belgium Belgian a Belgian
Brazil Brazilian a Brazilian
Britain British a Briton/Britisher
Cambodia Cambodian a Cambodian
Chile Chilean a Chilean
China Chinese a Chinese
Colombia Colombian a Colombian
Croatia Croatian a Croat
the Czech Republic Czech a Czech
Denmark Danish a Dane
England English an Englishman/Englishwoman
Finland Finnish a Finn
France French a Frenchman/Frenchwoman
Germany German a German
Greece Greek a Greek
Holland Dutch a Dutchman/Dutchwoman
Hungary Hungarian a Hungarian
Iceland Icelandic an Icelander
India Indian an Indian
Indonesia Indonesian an Indonesian
Iran Iranian an Iranian
Iraq Iraqi an Iraqi
Ireland Irish an Irishman/Irishwoman
Israel Israeli an Israeli
Jamaica Jamaican a Jamaican
Japan Japanese a Japanese
Mexico Mexican a Mexican
Morocco Moroccan a Moroccan
Norway Norwegian a Norwegian
Peru Peruvian a Peruvian
the Philippines Philippine a Filipino
Poland Polish a Pole
Portugal Portuguese a Portuguese
Rumania Rumanian a Rumanian
Russia Russian a Russian
Saudi Arabia Saudi, Saudi Arabian a Saudi, a Saudi Arabian
Scotland Scottish a Scot
Serbia Serbian a Serb
the Slovak Republic Slovak a Slovak
Sweden Swedish a Swede
Switzerland Swiss a Swiss
Thailand Thai a Thai
The USA American an American
Tunisia Tunisian a Tunisian
Turkey Turkish a Turk
Vietnam Vietnamese a Vietnamese
Wales Welsh a Welshman/Welshwoman
Yugoslavia Yugoslav a Yugoslav

Note: We use the + nationality adjective ending in -ese or -ish with a plural verb, to refer to all people of that nationality:

The Chinese are very hard-working.
The Spanish often go to sleep in the afternoon.

 

Cambodian Jamaican
Japan
Scot
Serbia
German
Greece
Swiss Cambodian
Chile
Brazilian
Britain
Philippines Republic Croatian Irish literature
Vietnamese
Wales
ending Rumanian
Russia
people Thai
The
Saudi BritonBritisher
Cambodia
Brazilian Belgian Israeli
Jamaica
Bangladeshi
Belgium
Mexican Serb
the
Scottish Icelandic Greek
Holland
Moroccan
Norway
Czech that Dutch Country Tunisian Swedish Yugoslav

Note Turkish England
Slovak IrishmanIrishwoman
Israel
Welsh Moroccan English French African refer Philippine Slovak Icelander
India
Austrian British Dane
England
Czech Israeli Iranian
Iraq
Yugoslav Turk
Vietnam
Japanese Swiss
Thailand
NATIONALITIES

African
America
Russian Iraqi Norwegian Mexican
Morocco
American
Tunisia
Polish Indonesian
Iran
Australian
Bangladesh
verb Hungarian English Vietnamese Argentinian Japanese
Mexico
American Indian
Indonesia
Thai

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USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS WITH NOUNS

February 18th, 2010 No comments

Capital letters are used with:

Names and titles of people

  • Winston Churchill
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • the Queen of England
  • the President of the United States
  • the Headmaster of Eton
  • Doctor Mathews
  • Professor Samuels.

Note: The personal pronoun ‘I’ is always written with a capital letter.

Titles of works, books etc.

  • War and Peace
  • The Merchant of Venice
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Tristan and Isolde

Months of the year

January July
February August
March September
April October
May November
June December

Days of the week

Monday Friday
Tuesday Saturday
Wednesday Sunday
Thursday

Seasons

Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Holidays

Christmas Easter New Year’s Day
Boxing Day May Day Thanksgiving Day

Geographical names
Names of countries and continents

America England Scotland
China Peru Albania
Africa Europe Asia

Names of regions, states, districts etc.

Sussex California Queensland
Provence Tuscany Vaud
Florida Costa Brava Tyrol

Names of cities, towns, villages etc.

London Cape Town Rome
Florence Bath Wagga Wagga
Vancouver Wellington Peking

Names of rivers, oceans, seas, lakes etc.

the Atlantic the Dead Sea the Pacific
Lake Leman Lake Victoria Lake Michigan
the Rhine the Thames the Nile

Names of geographical formations

the Himalayas the Alps the Sahara

Adjectives relating to nationality nouns

France – French music
Australia – Australian animals
Germany – German literature
Arabia – Arabic writing
Indonesia – Indonesian poetry
China – Chinese food

Names of streets, buildings, parks etc.

Park Lane Central Avenue Pall Mall
George Street Sydney Opera House Central Park
Hyde Park the Empire State Building Wall Street

 

Wagga
Vancouver
Europe States
poetry
China
names
Names
Monroe
relating Nile
Names
Leman letter
Titles
German formations
the
Central England Opera Scotland
China
Queensland
Provence
State food
Names
Eton
Australian Easter oceans Pall with August
March
Samuels

Note Years people

Brava Venice
Michigan
the
the Chinese Costa Churchill
Peace
works Marilyn Tuscany Park
Hyde
etc
London
personal Vaud
Florida
Central House Saturday
Wednesday
animals
Germany
Winston Sydney Albania
Africa
Wagga Cape letters with
Names
etc
Sussex
Park Peking
Names
California Alps seas always Day
Geographical
Doctor Lake streets Wellington Wall titles etc
Park
literature
Arabia
buildings etc

towns Sunday
Thursday
Seasons
Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Holidays
Christmas
Victoria Thanksgiving Lane written

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