Proper nouns are names for particular people, places or
things. They always begin with a capital letter.
Here are some more names of people:
Ali Baba
Florence Nightingale
Derek Jeter
Pauline
The names of countries and their people are also
proper nouns.
America Americans Korea Koreans
Egypt Egyptians Malaysia Malaysians
India Indians Pakistan Pakistanis
Italy Italians France the French
Japan the Japanese Thailand Thais
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
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 names of festivals, some special events and holidays are proper nouns, too.
Christmas Mother’s Day
Memorial Day April Fool’s Day
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