Some nouns are tricky because they can be used as both common nouns and proper nouns. We use "the" before the names of mountain ranges, rivers, countries that have a plural form, and buildings and structures. The Andersons are holidaying in Budapest. That said, we use "the" before the plural form of family names while referring to all family members.Īndersons are holidaying in Budapest. Proper nouns don't accompany the definite article "the" most of the time. If there is more than one word in the names of holidays, all words are capitalized. Names of seasons are not.įor titles of books, movies, and other works, all the main words should be capitalized. Names of days and months are capitalized. (The word "President" names a person, so it's capitalized.) We are going to meet President Donald Trump. (The word "president" doesn't name a person, so it's not capitalized.) We are going to meet our president, Donald Trump. Words denoting jobs and titles are not capitalized unless they are used to name a person. The idea is to resist this temptation and capitalize only proper nouns. In writing, we capitalize only proper nouns, although we are tempted to capitalize quite a few words which we deem are important.
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