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A proper noun is a type of noun. It is the specific name of a person, place, animal, or thing. Proper nouns and common nouns are different. That noun is a name, but when we use it to refer to a specific person or thing, it is a proper noun.
Proper nouns are specific names.
Proper nouns are of-
- persons
- animals
- planets
- stars
- rivers
- cities
- states
- countries
- continents
- institutions
- corporations
- companies
- buildings
- roads
- directions
- universities.
We can add more proper nouns to the above list.
Rules to Use Proper Nouns
We use proper nouns every day, but when we write a sentence with a proper noun, we should keep a few rules in mind.
Here are some rules to follow:
- In English, we should not use proper nouns with any articles or modifiers, such as ‘any’ or ‘other’.
- Don’t consider the place of proper nouns in the sentence.
- Always write the beginning letter of proper nouns in capital letters.
- A noun is always a single word. Therefore, a proper noun is also a single word.
Examples
Here are some examples. Proper nouns are in bold letters.
- Shakespeare is a renowned writer.
- Chetan Bhagat is a renowned Indian writer.
- Pruthvi lives at M. G Road.
- My dog Moti is intelligent.
- The Earth is a planet on which we live.
- The Moon is a satellite of the Earth.
- Nowadays, the work of cleaning the Ganga River has become faster.
- That village is on the bank of the Godavari River.
- Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra.
- Maharashtra is a developed state of India.
- India is a part of the continent of Asia.
- Xavier’s School is located at Juhu.
- Mahatma Phule Sanstha is the name of an educational institution.
- The Bombay Municipal Corporation runs the local government of Mumbai.
- Microsoft is a software company.
- A building near Ram Mandir is Matoshri.
- He built a large house on RSC Road.
- The Sun rises in the East.
- Mumbai University is renowned all over the world.
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