To capitalize or not to capitalize, that is the question. Of course, when they begin school, most students are taught to capitalize proper nouns but not common nouns. The problem, however, is that many of the same students continue on in their education and eventually graduate without being able to recognize the difference between proper nouns and common nouns; plus, they fail to learn there are some additional rules that apply if one is going to avoid capitalizing words unnecessarily.
Definition of Common and Proper Nouns
A noun is label for a person, place, or thing. Whereas proper nouns refer to specific people, places, or things, common nouns refer to nonspecific people, places, or things.
Proper Nouns: Uncle Fred, Tom Jones, Governor Harris, New York City, Great Smoky Mountains, Washington Monument, Calloway Gardens, etc.
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