Common and Proper Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns

A proper noun is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity, such as London, Jupiter, Sarah, or Microsoft, as distinguished from a common noun, which is a noun that refers to a class of entities and may be used when referring to instances of a specific class.

Common and Proper Nouns

Definition: Common nouns name any person, place, thing, or idea. They are not capitalized unless they come at the beginning of a sentence. Proper nouns are the names of specific people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns should always be capitalized.

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Common Proper

boy ⇒ James

river ⇒ Mississippi River

car ⇒ Ford

doctor ⇒ Doctor Jefferson

town ⇒ Rockledge

candy bar ⇒ Baby Ruth

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