Grammatical error or not?
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Grammatical error or not?
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Hi, Miracle. I could not find a definite answer to this. I am curious and will keep my eye open for this rule. However, to be safe, I suggest if your are going to refer "book two" without including it in the title, refer to it as "the second book". I believe that if you are referring to "book two" and you have included it in the title it should be capitalized. However, I am not absolutely sure about this. Hopefully, a few more people can offer their opinions based on a verifiable grammar rule.Miracle Kingss wrote: ↑20 Apr 2024, 06:06 “...hinted at the possibility of some more exquisite reading in book two." Should book be capitalized? Does book become a proper noun because it is used to represent the second book in a series?
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In this case because it is in between a sentence ,no it should not be capitalised. When it is inside a sentence "...book two" is a common noun. When it is outside a book normally it is Capitalised. Why?? Because when it is outside a book it is a beginning of a sentence and also a count noun. Now this means that the position of book changes and it's position as a noun every now and then affects its ability to be capitalised. I hope this helps