Proper nouns ( also called proper
names) are the words which name specific people, organizations or places.
Proper nouns always start with a
capital letter.
These are the examples:-
Each part of a person's name is
a proper noun:-
Brad Pitt - Siti Nurhaliza ...
The names of companies, organizations
or trade marks:-
Sendayu Tinggi - Perodua - PERMATA - WWW
Given or pet names of animals:-
Tompok, Chris
The names of cities and
countries and words derived from those proper nouns:-
Selangor - Bukit Tinggi - New
York - Brazil - English
Geographical and Celestial
Names:-
the Bermuda Triangle - Alpha
Centauri - Venus
Monuments, buildings, meeting
rooms:-
The Taj Mahal - The Petronas Twin
Tower - Room 101
Historical events, documents,
laws, and periods:-
the Civil War - the Industrial
Revolution - World War I
Months, days of the week,
holidays:-
Sunday - Christmas - February
Religions, deities,
scriptures:-
God - Christ - Christianity -
Islam - the Bible - al-Quran
Awards, vehicles, vehicle
models and names, brand names:-
the Nobel Peace Prize - Perodua
Myvi - Ford Focus - Toyota Avanza -
Kleenex - Colgate
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