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A proper noun is the name for a specific person, place, thing, or idea or a common noun used in a title for a book, movie, character, business, company, etc. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Examples:

common noun: proper noun

apple: Mott's Apple Juice

cat: Garfield

children: Malia and Sasha Obama

city: London, England

courage: The Red Badge of Courage

doughnuts: Dunkin Donuts

egg: Egg Beaters

fire: Fire Island, NY

grocer: Safeway

hope: Hope, NJ

jungle: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

lake: Lake Michigan

liberty: The Statue of Liberty

land: Land O'Lakes Butter

man: George Washington

minister: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

province: Ontario, Canada

state: California USA

town: Cape Cod, MA

war: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

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