- Learn the definition of a proper noun
- Study examples of proper nouns
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A proper noun is:
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a word used to name a specific person, animal, place, or thing
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usually written beginning with an
uppercase (capital)
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the opposite of a
common noun
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Names of people
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Albert Einstein, John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, Martin Luther King,
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
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Pet names of animals
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Religions, scriptures, deities
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Judaism, Buddhism,
Christianity, the Torah, the
Bible, Buddha
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Geographical and astronomical names
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Months, days of the week, holidays
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Historical events
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Country names and words derived from those names
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America, Americans,
England, English,
Japan, Japanese
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City names
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Monuments, buildings, rooms
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The names of companies, organizations, trade marks, brand
names
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Vehicle names
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Awards
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Note: some words can be used as both
common nouns and proper nouns
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The Internet is a proper noun when it
refers to the specific global information network.
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The internet is a
common noun when it refers to "internet technologies"
such as TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP.
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