English Language Guide
Add to Favorites
Tell a Friend
Contact us

  ENGLISH LANGUAGE FACTS



  ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION






  ENGLISH GRAMMAR






  ENGLISH VOCABULARY





  ENGLISH LANGUAGE TOOLS




  LEARNING ENGLISH



  TEACHING ENGLISH



  ENGLISH CULTURE



  ENGLISH BUSINESS


  ABOUT US




Sponsored by:

English courses

   English language » English Grammar » Proper Noun

PROPER NOUN



Definition: Proper nouns ( also called proper names) are the words which name specific people, organisations, places, titles, cities, countries, calendar times, etc. They are always written with a capital letter.

For example:

  • Janet; Simon; John Wesley; London; The President; Tuesday; Christmas; Thanksgiving; Atlantic Ocean; Spain.

Examples:

  • Peter lives in Spain.
  • Many people dread Monday mornings.
  • Beltane is celebrated on the first of May.
  • Abraham appears in the Talmud and in the Koran.

» Noun
» Abstract Noun
» Common Noun
» Concrete Noun
» Count Noun
» Proper Noun
» Uncountable Noun


Back to: Sponsored by:
English Grammar
English Language
English language courses
English Resources

Contact Us | Advertising | How to link to us | Partners | Site Map

Spanish language  |  Italian language  |  French language  |  German language


© 2008 - English Language Guide
http://www.englishlanguageguide.com