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Language Arts - Parts of Speech - Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns name persons, places, or things just like regular nouns. The difference is that they name specific persons, places, or things. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter. Here are a few examples:
Nevada Idaho Las Vegas Arc Dome Boundary Peak Elko Mexico Death Valley Furnace Creek Lake Tahoe Nye County Snake River Valley
Bob Sue Ralph Dr. Jones Ms. Smith President Clinton Sue Smith Joe Jones Peggy Sue Elsworth
Even the names of pets are proper nouns:
Lassie Rover Fido
Killer Bruno Felix
Proper nouns can also be names of companies and brands. For instance, there are companies (Ford, Toyota, Jeep, etc.), food companies (Pilsbury, Folger's, Nabisco, etc.), shoe companies (Nike, Adidas, New Balance, etc.), and computer companies (Compaq, Apple, Dell, etc.). Names of restaurants are also proper nouns as are names of stores, parks, schools, etc. Here are some more sentences containing proper nouns.
She took the kids to eat at El Grande Burger Shop.
They stopped at Rupert's Market for supplies.
We stayed the night at the Sleepy Slumbers Motel.
She attends the Green Valley Bible Church.
He plans to attend Green Valley Community College next year.
They ate their lunch at Green Valley Community Park.
