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
Johnny
Depp
Patrick
Harry
Potter
Pinocchio
Robin Hood
The
names of countries and their people are also proper nouns.
COUNTRY AND
THEIR PEOPLE
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
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
NOTE
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.
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
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