2007-03-13 06:24:57 · 9 answers · asked by lukethe_gr8est 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Usually, with a capitol because the word government usually follows a destination/place. Like US Government. If used w/o a proper noun it would not be capitalized. I can't think of another way to use the word. but..... govern is the root word an it's not capitalized.
2007-03-13 06:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dee 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are referring to THE Government then a capital is needed. If you are talking about A or ANY type of government then a lower case is OK.
2007-03-13 06:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is it used in a sentence?
If you are saying something like "The Government is increasing funding." Then, it's a capital "G" because you are talking about the Govt as an institution.
Government can be used with a small "g" when talking about government in general.
By the way, "spelt" is not a word. I think the correct word is "spelled."
And... it's "capital" with an "a" not "capitol" with an "o"
Two different things. Capitol (is the building like the Capitol Building)
Does this help?
2007-03-13 06:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you are referring to one specific government, you would capitalise it:
"The Government has announced that ..."
"The Labour Government ..."
"The Thatcher Government ..."
But, if it refers to the action of government in general, you would use a lower-case g:
"The government of a country is an art, rather than a science."
In the plural, the word is hardly ever capitalised:
"None of the Conservative governments of the 20th century really addressed the problem of ..."
2007-03-13 06:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. You use G when writing "the Government" (proper noun). Or g when writing "a government" (common noun). A proper noun is a noun that picks out a unique entity. This sets proper nouns apart from common nouns, which pick out classes of entities. In English, proper nouns use title capitalization whereas common nouns are generally written in lowercase.
2007-03-13 06:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by beanie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-28 00:16:46 · answer #6 · answered by Sherman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were talking about government in general (such as this sentance) then you would not capitalise it.
If you were talking about a specific government, such as the Labour Government then yes you would.
Its normal grammar baby.
2007-03-13 06:34:49 · answer #7 · answered by Girugamesh 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with erinda but most of us
will be writing about the lower class
"government ..Like which gov.. does
Or The gov. is a ....."
2007-03-13 06:36:54 · answer #8 · answered by manoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-13 07:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by allgiggles1984 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋