Grammar - Capitalization

Question 1

What do you capitalize?

Answer 1

Proper Nouns

Question 2

What do you not capitalize?

Answer 2

Common Nouns

Question 3

What is the trick in capitilization?

Answer 3

Replace a Common Noun with a Proper Noun and see if it makes sense.

Ex: 1. My dad/Dad is great.
2. My Tom is great.
3. This makes no sense, so “dad” is a common noun in this sentence.
4. My dad is great.