Proper Nouns

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What Is a Proper Noun?

Proper nouns give a specific name to a common noun, and therefore are ALWAYS CAPITALIZED.

Take a look at how common nouns can be transformed into Proper nouns with a specific name:

You can see that when you give a noun a specific name, it becomes a Proper noun and should always be capitalized.

Common Noun	Proper Noun
girl	JoJo Siwa, Sherri, Mirabel Madrigal
ocean	Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean
building	Coliseum, Space Needle, Smithsonian Museum
street	Caracas Avenue, Belladonna Drive, Carlton Circle
language	Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Italian
athlete	Jackie Robinson, Lebron James, Gabby Douglas, Sean White
river	Nile River, Mississippi River, Amazon River

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Proper nouns give a specific name to a common noun, and therefore are ALWAYS CAPITALIZED.

Take a look at how common nouns can be transformed into Proper nouns with a specific name:

You can see that when you give a noun a specific name, it becomes a Proper noun and should always be capitalized.

Common Noun	Proper Noun
girl	JoJo Siwa, Sherri, Mirabel Madrigal
ocean	Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean
building	Coliseum, Space Needle, Smithsonian Museum
street	Caracas Avenue, Belladonna Drive, Carlton Circle
language	Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Italian
athlete	Jackie Robinson, Lebron James, Gabby Douglas, Sean White
river	Nile River, Mississippi River, Amazon River