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    Learn Courses Basic level Nouns Proper nouns

Nouns - Lesson 4.2

Proper Nouns

(Los nombres propios)


Proper nouns are the SPECIFIC words for a person, place, event, occasion or company. They always begin with a capital letter. "Sam Wilson", "Chicago" and "February" are a few examples.

Proper nouns or proper names are the words we use for specific people, places, organizations, titles or events. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

1. People’s names

Examples:

  John Smith
  Alex Jones
  Mary Garcia
  Mr. Henry Johnson
  Ms. Nancy Frank

2. Months and days of the week

Examples:

  January
  September
  Monday
  Thursday

3. Holidays

Examples:

  Easter
  Christmas
  Thanksgiving

4. Names of companies or organizations

Examples:

  Starbucks
  Fiat
  United Nations

5. Names of countries, cities, towns, etc.

Examples:

  Argentina
  France
  New York
  Barcelona
  St. Paul
  Brighton

6. Nationalities and languages

Examples:

  English
  Japanese
  French
  Russian

7. Geographical and celestial names

Examples:

  the Pacific Ocean
  the North Pole
  Saturn

8. Monuments and buildings

Examples:

  the Empire State Building
  the Colosseum
  the Louvre
  the White House

9. Historic Events

Examples:

  World War II
  the Industrial Revolution
  Black Friday

10. People’s titles

Examples:

  President Obama
  Doctor Norris

11. Religions, deities and scripture

Examples:

  Catholicism
  Islam
  the Torah
  God

12. Titles of books, films and works of art

Examples:

  To Kill a Mockingbird
  For Whom the Bell Tolls
  The Godfather
  Gone with the Wind
  The Garden of Earthly Delights

Note: In the titles of books, films and works of art, all nouns, adjectives and verbs in the title are in capital letters.

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