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Common nouns are words for any person, place, thing, or idea (abstract nouns). Common nouns are capitalized only as the first word of a sentence.

Proper nouns are the name for a specific person, place, thing, or a title. Proper nouns are always capitalized.

Examples:

common noun: proper noun

apple: Mott's Apple Juice

book: To Kill a Mockingbird

cat: Garfield

children: Malia and Sasha Obama

church: St. Patrick's Cathedral

city: London, England

cod: Cape Cod, MA

courage: The Red Badge of Courage

doughnuts: Dunkin Donuts

egg: Egg Beaters

grocer: Safeway

hope: Hope, NJ

ice: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

jungle: The Jungle Book

lake: Lake Michigan

liberty: The Statue of Liberty

love: Love Valley, NC

man: George Washington

minister: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

province: Ontario, Canada

school: St. John's School

state: California USA

union: Seafarers International Union

war: War and Peace

zoo: Manila Zoo

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