Thread: I need a lil help with my paper for this class... simple english Hah!

Originally Posted by Jenefer3

You are, I think you should get a prize or something lol I couldn't remember without looking it up in the book. Sad part is that this is a class I'm in currently and we just went over that chapter and I couldn't even remember. Old age and grammar rules do not mix.

Woo Hoo...thanks...

Originally Posted by Jenefer3

Alright, I consulted my English That Works book and if you say Mom was my best friend, then it's capitalized. If you say my mom, then it's not. Same thing goes with all other relatives. Capitalize all proper nouns (specific persons, places, or things) but do not capitalize common nouns. It gives Grandpa and my grandpa as the examples for pronoun and common noun.

If you are using mom/dad as a name (Proper Noun) it is capitalized.

"Mom is my best friend"

If you are using mom/dad as a regular noun it is not.

"My mom is my best friend"

I used to always get confused over when to capitalize this but always just remembered that if I was calling my mother Mom then it was the same as using her name which would be capitalized and if I was just talking about my mom then I didn't have to.

Originally Posted by tngirl

I used to always get confused over when to capitalize this but always just remembered that if I was calling my mother Mom then it was the same as using her name which would be capitalized and if I was just talking about my mom then I didn't have to.

Thank you, so much! This is a way I can remember well.


Thanks everyone and especially you Mary! I really appreciate it!

Collage isn't too bad, but the grammar and formatting IS!