Difference between revisions of "Proper noun"
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A proper noun is the noun that is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. In English, they should always be capitalized.
Examples:
- "a man" is not a proper noun, but "Philo Drummond" is.
- "a town" is not proper, but "Jonestown" is.
- "a sword" is non-proper, but "Excalibur" is proper.
