Proper Nouns by Celiztini Narith https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf Let's learn more on proper nouns! en-us 2019-03-08 18:00:03 UTC 2024-11-21 21:37:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png Let's Sing! celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339413349 2019-03-08 18:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339413349 Let's Play a Game! celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339416363 2019-03-08 18:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339416363 What is proper noun? celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339423221 While a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea a proper noun gets more specific. It gives us the actual name of the person, place, thing, or idea.  The actual names of people are proper nouns. So are the names of states, streets, rivers, oceans, countries, companies, institutions, churches, and more.]]> 2019-03-08 18:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339423221 Capitalising Proper Nouns celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339424550 The rules for capitalising proper nouns are pretty simple. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

However there are times when a word can be used as either a common noun or proper noun and you might get confused as to when you should use the capitalised form. For example, “father” can either be common or proper.

One rule for thumb is that if you are using the word as a title and name it should be capitalized.

I had dinner with my father last night.”
“Would you like to have dinner with me, Father?”
See the difference? In the first example the word was used more generally as a common noun. In the second example, the word was used like a name. In this instance the term “father” took the place of the actual name, such as “Bob.”

To make things a little clearer for you, here is a list of proper nouns categories.

  • Holidays: Christmas, New Year’s Day, Deepavali
  • Geographical areas: Kuching, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Sarawak
  • People and pets: Mrs. Caroline Jones, Rip Van Winkle, Snoopy
  • Books, Newspapers, Magazines: Wuthering Heights, Atlanta Journal, Southern Living
  • Companies and organisations: Google, ChildFund International, General Electric
  • Religious terms: Christian, Methodist, Hindu
  • Places, buildings: Yellowstone National Park, Empire State Building, Ritz-Carlton
  • Titles: President Bush, King George, Queen Elizabeth, Judge Judy (titles are not capitalized when they’re referred to in general terms.  For example: The criminal appeared before the judge.
  • Languages: English, French, Italian
  • Brand names: Coach, Pepsi, Lucky
]]> 2019-03-08 18:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339424550 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339425225 Creating the possessive form of a proper noun follows the same rule as the possessive of a common noun.  Add ‘s if the word is singular or if the word ends in s just the apostrophe. Plural nouns that end in s get an apostrophe at the end.

  • Mary’s coat
  • United States’ health care program
  • Georgia’s swampland
  • Kansas’ prairie lands
Proper names that end in s are made possessive by adding ‘s:  Charles’s house.  It’s also correct to just add the apostrophe, such as with Jesus’ mother.

]]> 2019-03-08 18:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339425225 Worksheet 1 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339462032 Try this exercise to check your understanding!]]> 2019-03-08 19:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339462032 Worksheet 2 celiztini34 https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339465712 Try this exercise to check your understanding!]]> 2019-03-08 20:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/celiztini34/lhh8w3el5znf/wish/339465712