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There is no punctuation mark that shows that a word is a proper noun.

  • Common nouns are capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.
  • A proper noun is always capitalized.

Understanding the difference between a common and a proper noun will help you recognize a proper noun even when capitalization is not used correctly.

  • A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing.
  • A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

Examples:

Person, common nouns: actor, brother, cousin, doctor, elf, farmer, grandma, housekeeper, etc.

Person, proper nouns: Morgan Freeman, Jimmy, Jenny, Dr. Harris, "The Elf on the Shelf", Alice Nelson, etc.

Place, common nouns: town, park, city, continent, island, harbor, etc.

Place, proper noun: Portland MA, Central Park NYC, Chicago IL, Asia, Easter Island, Sydney Harbor, etc.

Thing, common noun: car, house, cookie, watch, boots, museum, etc.

Thing, proper noun: Ford Focus, The White House, Oreo, Seiko Watch, Frye Boots, The Guggenheim, etc.

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