Use

We use proper nouns as names for specific people, places, or things.

Example:

Gates lives in USA with his family.

Explanation:

Gates and Washington are proper nouns because they are names of specific people and places.

How to build

We capitalize the first letter of proper nouns to show that they are different from all other nouns. Here are some types of proper nouns in English:

Countries and cities

• Poland

• Berlin

Nationalities

• Polish

Companies

• Edustation

• Microsoft

Names

• Tom

• John

Days

• Monday

• Tuesday

Months

• January

• March

More Examples

• My brother is working at McDonald’s.

• Did you see Michael at work?