Several readers have asked why kinship names, such as names of brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, etc., are sometimes capitalized and sometimes not. Let\u2019s have a closer look.<\/p>\n
Rule 1:<\/strong> Capitalize a kinship name when it immediately precedes a personal name or is used alone, in place of a personal name.<\/p>\n Examples<\/strong> Rule 2:<\/strong> Do not capitalize a kinship name when it is not part of the personal name but is a word describing the personal name. This usually occurs when the kinship name is preceded by articles such as the<\/em>, a<\/em>, or an<\/em>; or possessive pronouns such as his<\/em>, her<\/em>, my<\/em>, our<\/em>, your<\/em>, or their<\/em>.<\/p>\n Examples<\/strong> Rule 3:<\/strong> Do not capitalize a kinship name when it follows the personal name or is not referencing a specific person.<\/p>\n Examples<\/strong> Pop Quiz<\/strong> 1. We\u2019d travel all day to eat a meal prepared by our aunt\/Aunt Ella. Answers:<\/strong> Several readers have asked why kinship names, such as names of brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, etc., are sometimes capitalized and sometimes not. Let\u2019s have a closer look. Rule 1: Capitalize a kinship name when it immediately precedes a personal name or is used alone, in place of a personal name. Examples Andy and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,34,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-capitalization","category-possessives","category-titles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAndy and Opie loved Aunt<\/em> Bee\u2019s apple pies.
\nWe adore Uncle<\/em> Malik, because he always treats us like royalty when we visit him.
\nGrandma<\/em> and Grandpa<\/em> were married in a chapel in a small French village.
\nLet\u2019s go ask Mom<\/em> if we can go to the movies.<\/p>\n
\nAndy and Opie loved their aunt<\/em> Bee\u2019s apple pies.
\nWe adore our uncle<\/em> Malik, because he always treats us like royalty when we visit him.
\nMy grandma<\/em> and grandpa<\/em> were married in a chapel in a small French village.
\nLet\u2019s go ask my mom<\/em> if we can go to the movies.<\/p>\n
\nThe James brothers<\/em> were notorious for robbing scores of banks and trains.
\nThere\u2019s not one mother<\/em> I know who would allow her child to cross that street alone.<\/p>\n
\nSelect the correct word:<\/p>\n
\n2. When I saw the letter from mother\/Mother, I knew it contained only good news.
\n3. Lydia became a mother\/Mother at twenty.
\n4. I\u2019m sorry, son\/Son, but we\u2019re not going to have a campfire tonight.
\n5. Some fathers\/Fathers build a campfire every night.<\/p>\n
\n1. We\u2019d travel all day to eat a meal prepared by our aunt<\/strong> Ella.
\n2. When I saw the letter from Mother<\/strong>, I knew it contained only good news.
\n3. Lydia became a mother<\/strong> at twenty.
\n4. I\u2019m sorry, Son<\/strong>, but we\u2019re not going to have a campfire tonight.
\n5. Some fathers<\/strong> build a campfire every night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"