Students as well as other people often misuse and don't understand common and proper nouns. This article aims to help people to better understand and learn about common and proper noun's use.
Common and Proper Nouns
When you talk or write about persons, places, or things in general, you use a common noun.
Scientist work hard. They come from many countries.
When you talk or write about a particular person, place, or thing, you use proper noun.
Marie Curie was a scientist. She came from Poland.
Study the chart below. Notice that every proper noun begins with capital letter. When a proper noun is made up of more than one word, only the important words in the noun begin with a capital letter. Do not caoutalie words such as the, of, or for.
Common and Proper Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
street
North Drive
river
Hudson River
city
Vancouver
building
White House
state
Maryland
law
Bill of Rights
continent
Asia
author
Emily Dickinson
ocean
Arctic Ocean
hoiday
Fourth of July
mountain
Mt. McKinley
month
November
lake
Great Salt Lake
day
Monday
Guided Practice
Which words are proper nouns and should be capitalized?
Which words are common nouns?
Example: europe (cap.):Europe
august
creek
book
face
italy
student
san diego
game
north carolina
john adams
Review
A common noun names any person,place or thing.
A proper noun names a particular person,place, or thing.
Begin each important word in a proper noun with a capital letter.
More for Practice!
A. Write each pair of nouns. Capitalize the proper nouns.
Example: stanley-brother Ans: Stanley-brother
united states-country
president-thomas jefferson
statue of liberty-monument
author-louisa may lcott
avenue of the america-avenue
building-empire state building
B. List the common nouns and proper nouns in each of the following sentences.
Example: Naomi reads about some important women. Common: women proper: Naomi
Maria Tallchief is a famous ballerina.
This dancer has performed in New York and Paris.
Tallchief has received the Indian Achievement Award.
Marian Anderson is best known for singing opera.
Anderson was the first black singer to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.
This singer received honors from several countries.
Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic Ocean.
This pilot was the first woman to cross the ocean alone.
Her last flight was over the Pacific Ocean.
Marie Currie is the first women to get 2 Nobel Prize Award.
This heroine helped French soldiers defeat England.
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Good practice for learning how to identify proper nouns in English.