Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns are words that name particular (usually specific one of a kind things) people, things or places.
The words 'man' and 'mountain' are common nouns as they refer to general objects,
however 'John' and 'Mount Kilamanjaro' name and refer to a particular man and a particular
mountain.
Examples of proper nouns:
John
Ford
America
January
The naming of very particular things is its first feature!
Click the picture to watch the animation about proper nouns!
Proper Nouns are words that name particular (usually specific one of a kind things) people, things or places.
The words 'man' and 'mountain' are common nouns as they refer to general objects,
however 'John' and 'Mount Kilamanjaro' name and refer to a particular man and a particular
mountain.
Examples of proper nouns:
John
Ford
America
January
The naming of very particular things is its first feature!
Click the picture to watch the animation about proper nouns!
As proper nouns are names of people, places or things, proper nouns always have a
capital letter no matter where it appears in the sentence!
e.g John (not john)
America (not america)
Samsung (not samsung)
This is the second feature of proper nouns!
Now its your turn to identify proper nouns!
click the button below to play the noun basketball game!
capital letter no matter where it appears in the sentence!
e.g John (not john)
America (not america)
Samsung (not samsung)
This is the second feature of proper nouns!
Now its your turn to identify proper nouns!
click the button below to play the noun basketball game!
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What do you think might be the difference between proper nouns and pronouns?
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