Proper Noun

In English grammar, nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. We primarily categorize them into two main types: common nouns and proper nouns.

1. Common Nouns
   Definition: A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. It refers to a type or class of something, rather than a unique individual.
   Capitalization: Common nouns are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or are part of a title.
   

2. Proper Nouns
   Definition: A proper noun is a name for a specific, unique person, place, organization, or thing. It refers to a particular individual.
   Capitalization: Proper nouns are always capitalized, regardless of where they appear in a sentence.
   

The following diagram shows some examples of common nouns and proper nouns. Scroll down the page for more examples of proper nouns.

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People’s Names Are Proper Nouns

Helen Keller	Dr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln	Mom
David	Uncle Ted
Sally	Mrs. Fisher

The Names Of Months Are Proper Nouns

January	July
February	August
March	September
April	October
May	November
June	December

The Names Of The Days Of Week Are Proper Nouns

Sunday	Thursday
Monday	Friday
Tuesday	Saturday
Wednesday	Sunday

The Names Of Festivals Are Proper Nouns

Christmas	Spring Festival
Mother’s Day	Independence Day
Easter	Thanksgiving Day
Yom Kippur	Children’s Day

The Names Of Countries And Their Capital Cities Are Proper Nouns

Country	Capital City
Great Britain	London
China	Beijing
Japan	Tokyo
Italy	Rome

The Names Of Famous Places And Buildings Are Proper Nouns

Statue of Liberty	Sydney Opera House
Great Wall of China	Grand Canyon
Eiffel Tower	Taj Mahal

The Names Of Oceans, Lakes, Seas, Rivers And Mountains Are Proper Nouns

Pacific Ocean	Indian Ocean
Dead Sea	Lake Michigan
Yangtze River	Mount Everest
Niagara Falls	Mount Fuji

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Grammar And Punctuations: When To Capitalize Words?

Capitalize words that are proper nouns, months, holidays, job titles when used with a person’s name, important words in a title and the first word in a sentence. Check the dictionary to see whether a word is capitalized.

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Princess Proper And The Commoner

A story of Nouns
A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing or idea. It begins with a capital letter.
A common noun is a general name for a person, place. thing or idea.
A concrete noun can be sensed with any of the 5 senses.
An abstract noun names a quality, characteristics or idea.

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A Lesson To Learn About Proper Noun For Kids

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Noun Song
A song about common nouns, proper nouns, concrete nouns and abstract nouns.

Lyrics:
A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper noun names an actual person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun Town
What’s that sound?
A person, place or thing is found in
Noun Town
So profound
Name ideas, mess around with
Who is that guy?
What is that thing?
What is that place?
I’ll name and you sing

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