Definition
Proper
nouns are the names of specific person, place, thing or idea.
Explanation
In
other words, while a common noun is a noun that is generic or unspecific like
country or city, proper noun is specific like United Sates or New York. In
proper nouns we know about which noun we are actually discussing about.
Proper Nouns begin with a Capital Letter
When
using a Proper Noun, always capitalize the first letter, no matter whether it
begins a sentence or comes in the middle, proper nouns’ first letters are always
capitalized.
Examples of Proper Nouns as Persons:
I
like singers. (Common noun)
Ali Zafar is an amazing singer. (Proper noun)
Examples of Proper Nouns as Places:
Let’s
go to the park. (Common noun)
Let’s
go to the Olympic National Park.
(Proper noun)
Examples of Proper Nouns as Things:
I
like cold drink. (Common noun)
I
like Coca Cola. (Proper noun)
Examples of Proper Nouns as Ideas:
I
follow a religion. (Common noun)
Islam is the best religion. (Proper noun)
Difference of Common Nouns and Proper Nouns with Examples
As we have discussed at
length that common nouns are nouns that are generic, let’s understand the
difference with a few examples as well.
We were curious to visit a
museum, so we visited PAF Museum.
(In the above example
museum is a common noun while PAF Museum is a proper noun)
I want to eat a chocolate,
get me a Dairy Milk.
(Chocolate is a common
noun while Dairy Milk a proper noun.
I enjoy reading novels,
but Dr. Faustus is the best I have ever read.
(novels common noun, Dr.
Faustus proper noun)
Identify Proper Nouns
Last week, I went to Florida and Georgia.
Go and see a doctor. (No
proper noun in the sentence)
Margaret
made me a cake.
She made me a Strawberry
Cake.
Fruits and vegetables are
good for health.
Dr. Ali is my physician.
The name of my cat is
Suru.
On Sunday, I bought a few
pencils, a sharpener and a stationary kit.
I went to Karachi Gym on
Monday.
Please open a window in
the room.
Answers:
Strawberry Cake
None
Dr. Ali
Suru
Sunday
Karachi, Monday
None
Types of Noun
1) Common Nouns
2) Proper Nouns