Nouns

What's Your Name?

Definition:

Nouns are also called naming words. Everything around us has a name. So nouns are words for people, places, animals, and things.

Example:

1)

A telephone is a thing. Other nouns which indicate things are given below.

There are so many people around us. Can you think of any nouns that name a person?

Examples:

1. Rohan is a boy

Other nouns which indicate people are:

Names of places around us are also nouns.

Examples:

Nouns create the largest class of words in English. There are different kinds of nouns. In this lesson, we learn about Proper Nouns.

Therefore, special names are given to identify a particular person, animal, place, or thing.

General Rules:

1. The days of the weeks are proper nouns. We should always capitalize them.

Examples:

• We will visit the museum on Sunday.
• I will go to school on Monday.

2. The months of the year are proper nouns. We must capitalize them.

Examples:

• My birthday is in April.
• June is the sixth month of the year.

3. Holidays are Proper nouns. Capitalize them.

Examples:

• My favourite holiday is Christmas.
• We celebrated New Year’s Eve at my grandmother’s house.

4. The name of a city, country, river, ocean is also a proper noun. Always capitalize them.

Examples:

• Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai are important ports of India.
• The Ganges is one of the longest rivers in India.

Remember:

Some proper nouns have more than one word, like the United Kingdom, Statue of Liberty etc. Capitalize the first letter of the proper noun.

Example:

Common Mistake:

1. Proper nouns must be capitalized, no matter where it is placed in a sentence.

Example:

Rinku and Reeta are best friends. ✓

Rinku and reeta are best friends.❌

2. Do not mistake the name of a season as a proper noun. Always write the names of seasons in small letters.

Example:

I love the summer season.✓

I love the Summer season. ❌