Nouns Part II

 PROPER NOUNS

These nouns are the names of specific people and places. These nouns also refer to the names of the days of weeks and months, and also the various names for religions, organizations, institutions, etc. Proper nouns basically refer to the names that are specific to that particular noun.  These nouns are always capitalised as they need to be distinct from other nouns.

• William Shakespeare was a playwright. - Proper noun that is the name of a specific person.
• I will be visiting New York next month. - Proper noun that is the name of a specific place.
• Everyone dislikes Monday mornings. - The names of days are proper nouns. 
• The holy book of Islam is the Koran. - Name of a religion and religious text.

COMMON NOUNS

These are the nouns that are used to denote a general category of people, places or things. They are capitalized only when they are at the beginning of a sentence. Common Nouns don’t refer to something specific rather they are a general term used for every noun of a particular kind or type.

• The boys went to play cricket. - Both boys and cricket are common nouns as they can refer to any boy or any cricket match. There is nothing specified by these nouns.
• This neighbourhood is one of the best in the area. - Here neighbourhood is the common noun as there are innumerable neighbourhoods all over the world.
• She was trying to answer her phone while buying coffee. - Here we see phone andcoffee that both are general indicators of the object and the drink.