Is mother a noun or adjective
- is mother a noun or pronoun
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Mother is a proper noun or common noun
Is father and mother'' a common noun.
In a recent post we discussed the differences between a common noun and a proper noun.
In short:
- A common noun is a non-specific person, place or thing.
For example: dog, house, oven
- A proper noun is a specific person, place or thing.
For example: Fido, Burger King, Statue of Liberty
Are there cases, though, where a noun can be both a proper noun and a common noun?
Yes, there are.
Is it Mom or mom?
When to use a capital letter is tricky, especially when it comes to family nouns, such as mom, dad, aunt, cousin, grandma.
When you should use lower case letters: mom
A good tip to work out if the noun is a common or proper noun is to look at the word that comes before it.
If that word is a pronoun or an article, don’t capitalize the noun.
I'' is noun or pronounIt will be a common noun.
For example:
I love that dog. Will you ask your friend to come play? Her dad likes to play tennis.
When you should capitalize the first letter: Mom
If the noun is used as a substitute for the person’s name, you should capitalize the first
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