The
Proper Noun
Recognize a
proper noun when you see one.
Nouns name people, places, and things. Every
Noun can further be classified as
common or proper. A
proper noun has two distinctive features: 1) it will name a specific
item, and 2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence.
Check out the chart below:
Common Noun
Proper Noun
writer
teacher
beagle
cookie
city
restaurant
document
school
Herman Melville
Mrs. Hacket
Snoopy
Oreo
Orlando
Paco''s Mexican Cafe
Declaration of Independence
University of Virginia
Read the following sentences. Notice the difference between the common and proper nouns.
Tina offered Antonio one of her mother''s homemade oatmeal cookies but only an Oreo would satisfy his sweet tooth.
cookies = common noun; Oreo = proper noun.
Charlie had wanted an easy teacher for his composition class, but he got Mrs. Hacket, whose short temper and unreasonable demands made the semester a torture.
teacher = common noun; Mrs. Hacket = proper noun.
Gloria wanted to try a new restaurant, so Richard took her to Paco''s Mexican Cafe, where no one dips into the hot sauce until the drinks have arrived at the table.
restaurant = common noun; Paco''s Mexican Cafe = proper noun.
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