Common and Proper Nouns

Common Nouns
A common noun is a word that names people, places, things, or ideas. They are not the names of a single person, place or thing.

A common noun begins with a lowercase letter unless it is at the beginning of a sentence.

For example:-

People:-
man, girl, boy, mother, father, child, person, teacher, student

Animals:-
cat, dog, fish, ant, snake

Things:-
book, table, chair, phone

Places:-
school, city, building, shop

Ideas:-
love, hate, idea, pride


Proper nouns ( also called proper names) are the words which name specific people, organisations or places. They always start with a capital letter.

For example:-

Each part of a person's name is a proper noun:-
Lynne Hand - Elizabeth Helen Ruth Jones ...

The names of companies, organisations or trade marks:-
Microsoft - Rolls Royce - the Round Table - WWW

Given or pet names of animals:-
Lassie Trigger Sam

The names of cities and countries and words derived from those proper nouns:-
Paris - London - New York - England - English

Geographical and Celestial Names:-
the Red Sea - Alpha Centauri - Mars

Monuments, buildings, meeting rooms:-
The Taj Mahal - The Eiffel Tower - Room 222

Historical events, documents, laws, and periods:-
the Civil War - the Industrial Revolution - World War I

Months, days of the week, holidays:-
Monday - Christmas - December

Religions, deities, scriptures:-
God - Christ - Jehovah - Christianity - Judaism - Islam - the Bible - the Koran - the Torah

Awards, vehicles, vehicle models and names, brand names:-
the Nobel Peace Prize - the Scout Movement - Ford Focus - the Bismarck - Kleenex - Hoove

Note: The above notes are from http://www.zozanga.com/grammar/

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