Grammar - Beginner - Proper Nouns

Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are names for particular people, places or things. They always begin with a capital letter.
Word File
Here are some more names of people:
Ali Baba
Florence Nightingale
Derek Jeter
Pauline
Johnny Depp
Patrick
Harry Potter
Pinocchio
Robin Hood
Your own name and the names of your friends are proper nouns too.
The names of countries and their people are also proper nouns.
American - Egyptian - Indian - Italian - Thai -
Japanese - Korean - Malay - Filipino - Pakistani.

The names of towns, cities, buildings and landmarks are proper nouns.
Bangkok - New Delhi
London - Denver - the Grand Canyon
New York - Central Park - the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Paris - the Eiffel Tower - Brooklyn Bridge
Beijing - Big Ben - Pike’s Peak

The days of the week and months of the year are proper nouns.
Days
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Months
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The names of mountains, seas, rivers and lakes are proper nouns.
Lake Michigan
the Alps - the Himalayas
the Dead Sea - the Pacific Ocean
Mount Fuji - the Yellow River
- You often use the before names of oceans,
rivers, seas and ranges of mountains.
Mount means mountain.
It is often used in the names of mountains.
For example: Mount Everest
Mount St. Helens
The written short form for Mount is Mt.
For example: Mt. Everest, Mt. Fuji
The names of festivals, some special events and holidays are proper nouns, too.
Word File
Here are more names of festivals and holidays:
Christmas - Mother’s Day
Memorial Day - April Fool’s Day
Labor Day - Thanksgiving Day
Independence Day - St. Patrick’s Day