A common noun can be a general name for a group, place, person, item, etc.Īll nouns are naming something, but proper nouns are when something is given a specific name, while common nouns are when something is given a generic name. Common nouns never have capital letters unless they are at the start of a sentence or are in the title. Suzie and John live with their parents in a house on Pine Street.Ĭommon nouns are the opposite of proper nouns as they are a general name for something, not a specific one.(In this sentence both “Tom” and “Tom’s Tacos” are proper nouns as they are both giving a specific name.)
(In this sentence “Dad” is the proper noun as it is used in the context of being a person’s name, even though it would be capitalized anyway as it is at the start of the sentence.) Dad has asked you to come downstairs now.The royal family lives in Buckingham Palace.
They both went to West Park High School.
Proper nouns should be used they are giving a specific name for an item, place, or person and they should always be capitalized no matter where in the sentence they are. Proper nouns always have a capital letter no matter where they are in a sentence, which helps to distinguish them from common nouns. Proper nouns are names that are specific to something – like a place name or a person’s name – and not just a generic name.
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