LoginProper and Common Nouns
Nouns can be categorized based on what they refer to. Common nouns refer to general items, while proper nouns specify unique entities.
What Are Proper and Common Nouns ?
In English nouns can be divided into two categories, one of which refers to general people, places, or things, while the other refers to specific people, places, or things. Take a look at the list below:
- Common Nouns
- Proper Nouns
Common Nouns
Common nouns are used to refer to general items or things, such as a cat, dog, chair, desk, computer, pencil, and so on. Pay attention to the following examples:
I saw a black
As you can see, the highlighted words refer to general things.
Julia wants to sleep on the
Common nouns are only capitalized when they appear at the beginning of the sentence. Look at the following examples:
My
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are used to refer to specific people, animals, places, or things, such as names of people, streets, locations, pets, countries, days of the week, and months of the year. Proper nouns are
As you can see, the sentence is referring to a specific celebrity.
Where will you be on
Warning!
It's important to note that when addressing people by their job titles, proper nouns should be used and capitalized. Consider the following examples:
Good evening,
As you can see, the sentence is addressing the person by their job title.
The
Here, we are talking about a doctor and he/she is not specifically addressed.
Proper Nouns and 'The'
Generally, the definite article 'the' is not used with proper nouns, unless the article is part of the noun itself, or when referring to a specific organization or company. Pay attention to the following examples:
As you can see, 'the' is always added to 'United States of America'.
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