Group 1

MEMBERS
Luke Teoh
Vikram Siva
Luqmanul
Faiq
•Moto : Ask not what language
can do for you, but what you
can do for language.
 AN INTRODUCTION TO PROPER NOUNS

• EXAMPLES = NAMES LIKE JONATHAN, NANCY AND DUSTIN OR PLACES LIKE

INDIANA OR TANJONG MALIM.

PRESENTED BY = LUQMANUL
 DEFINITION

• A proper noun describes a name, person or place.

• A valued client = correct
• A valued Client = incorrect.
 1. EXAMPLES OF PROPER NOUNS
2. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROPER AND COMMON
NOUNS

Presented by : Luke Teoh

 GENTLE REMINDER

• Proper nouns name a specific/ particular thing.

Malaysia
Snickers
Tealive
Avengers
McDonald’s
 Differences between Proper and
Common nouns

• Proper nouns name specific things ,common nouns

name common things.
• Proper nouns are capitalized while common
nouns are not.
• All proper nouns have a common equivalent but
not all common nouns have a proper equivalent.
For example : Dust.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

Common Noun Proper Noun

Common nouns always start without Proper nouns always follow the rule
capitalization except when they of capitalization whether it be in the
appear in the beginning of sentence. middle or end of sentence.

Common nouns mostly refer to Proper nouns refer to important

common things which are less names or places and give you a
important. feeling of specialty.
CAPITALIZATION IN DEPTH
LET’S PRACTICE
THANK YOU