http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mother/gxqqj/post.htm#574813Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:34:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574813Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mother/gxqqj/post.htm#574813http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-574813.xml.<br />In any writing, a proper name should be capitalized.&nbsp; In #2, the child&#39;s name for her mother is &#39;Mother&#39;.<br />.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mother/gxqpg/post.htmThu, 09 Oct 2008 13:14:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574793Vincent Teo1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mother/gxqpg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-574793.xmlPlease take a look at the following two statements:<br /><br />1. Mary saw her mother standing there.<br />2. Mary saw Mother standing there.<br /><br />In composition writing, I believe students have to use a capital &#39;M&#39; for a statement (2). Am I right? How do we explain this rule? <br /><br />Thanks.<div style="clear:both;"></div>