General names and special names - and why special names get capital letters. · about 10 minutes
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What is it? A common noun is a general name for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, city, river. A proper noun is the special name of one particular one: Meera, Chennai, Kaveri.
Why does it matter? Proper nouns tell us exactly which person or place we mean. They also always need a capital letter - a rule you will use in every piece of writing.
Where do we use it? Names of people, pets, towns, rivers, mountains, schools, days, months and festivals are all proper nouns.
In this lesson you will:
