Some grammarians capitalize Nineteenth Century because they see it as a specific time period. Others say that you should lowercase numbered centuries. With her trusty time-travel machine, Jane tried to arrive in the eighteenth century, (Optional, but most grammarians write numbered centuries in lower case.)

A common noun is the general, non-specific term for a person, place, thing, or idea. Usually, common nouns are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence. In this example, stage, sleep, repeat, times, and night are all general common nouns.

The word “apple” is a proper noun.

COMMON — It is a common noun (not a proper noun). The word “table” is not capitalized because it is a generic term; it is not the name of a particular person, place, thing, substance, or quality (e.g., Cape Town’s “Table Mountain” is a proper noun and is capitalized).

The noun “day” is a common noun. It does not give the name of a specific day. However, “day” can be used as part of a proper noun…

McDonald’s is the proper noun taking no article. Because a specific type of noun is included in the name (“Ocean” and “Reef”), the proper noun takes the specific article.

When used generically in a sentence such as: “my dad said to visit him,” then the word dad is lowercase because it is a generic noun. Correct: My dad is the best. However, if you are addressing your dad directly, such as when asking a question, then you should capitalize the word dad or father.

– mother does not need a capital ‘M’ as it is not being used to replace her name. If I said, “I am going to lunch with Mum”, it would need a capital letter, but “I am going to lunch with my mum” does not. I hope this helps you learn some capitalisation rules.

Aunt and uncle should only be capitalized if one of them is the first word of a sentence or if you’re writing about a specific aunt or uncle. (For example, “my Aunt Ruby” or “their Uncle Alvin.”)

1 Answer. The noun “aunt” (lower case a) is a common noun as a general word for a sister of your mother or your father. The noun “Aunt” (capital A) is a proper noun as the title of a specific person.

Auntie. The main difference between the words Aunty and Auntie are two, the first one is that Aunty is more frequently used in British English while Auntie is more frequently used in American English. The other is that Aunty is mostly used in a more formal tone while Auntie is considered a less formal word.

Rule 1: Capitalize a kinship name when it immediately precedes a personal name or is used alone, in place of a personal name. Andy and Opie loved Aunt Bee’s apple pies. We adore Uncle Malik, because he always treats us like royalty when we visit him.

Capitalize personal names, nicknames, and epithets. Capitalize animals’ names if part or all of the name is derived from a proper noun.