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There are different types of nouns.
Nouns
Proper Collective Uncountable
Nouns Nouns Nouns
Common Countable Abstract
Nouns Nouns Nouns
Proper Nouns
The name of a particular person, animal, place or thing is called a proper noun.
It always begins with a capital letter.
Read the following sentences.
Mr Joseph is our music teacher.
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People wear new clothes on Diwali.
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In the above sentences, Mr Joseph and Diwali are proper nouns.
The names of people, days of the week, months, historical buildings, religions and
festivals are all proper nouns.
Common Nouns
A name given in common to any person, place, animal or thing of the same class is
called a common noun. It is written with a small letter. If a common noun is the first
word of the sentence, then its first letter is written in capital.
Read the following sentences.
The postman delivers the letters.
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Birds are sitting on the tree.
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In the above sentences, postman, letters, birds and tree are
Nouns common nouns.
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A common noun begins with a capital letter only when it is part of a proper noun.
For example: St Peter’s School is a famous school.
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