THE PROPER NOUNS

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