English Grammar Guide
Proper Nouns
Grammar - Proper Nouns
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PROPER NOUN =NAME /PLACE NAME a /an /the + PROPER NOUN ✘ - I had lunch with
a Paul .✘ - I had lunch with
Paul .✔ - I went to
the New York .✘ - I went to
New York .✔ the + BUILDING /MONUMENT /RIVER ✔ - I saw
the Empire State Building .✔ - I saw
the Statue of Liberty .✔ - I travelled down
the Nile .✔
Forms - PROPER NOUN → PROPER NOUN
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Examples - PROPER NOUN → PROPER NOUN
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⚠ Be Careful!
- PROPER NOUNS start with a
CAPITAL LETTER - (
A- ,B- ,C- ,D- ...): - I went to
l ondon .✘ - I went to
L ondon.✔ PROPER NOUNS don't have anARTICLE :- I went to
a Spain .✘ - I went to
the Spain.✘ - I went to
Spain .✔ - Use
the withStates /Kingdom /Republic /... the United States (of America)✔ the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)✔ the Republic of Ireland✔ the RomanEmpire ✔ PARKS don't have anARTICLE :- I went to
a Hyde Park .✘ - I went to
the Hyde Park.✘ - I went to
Hyde Park .✔
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| ✘ | Incorrect | |
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) Have Got: Forms
02) Have Got: Contractions
03) Have Got: Negatives
04) Have Got: Open Questions
05) Have Got: Closed Questions & Short Answers
06) Indefinite Articles & Plurals: a/an & -s/-es
07) Irregular Plurals
08) Indefinite Articles vs The Definite Article: a/an vs the
09) The with Only One Thing
10) The with Places and Time Phrases
11) Determiners: some/any
12) There is & There are
13) Determiners: some/any/a/an
14) How much & How many: Questions about Quantities
15) Demonstratives: this/that/these/those
