PROPER NOUNS:

1-The names of particular people, places and things are proper nouns. They always begin with a capital letter.

1.1- These peoples names are proper Nouns:

Robin Hood

Aladdin

Frankenstein

Harry Potter

Santa Claus

Mahatma Ghandi.

Confucious.

Florence Nightingale

Muhammad Ali

George Washington

David Beckham

Julia Roberts

Nelson Mandela

Alex Rodriguez

Mom

Dad

Granny

Grandad

Uncle David

Aunt Diana

Ms. Hall

Miss Park

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Young

Dr. Lee

Professor Raj

Mary

Yang Ming

2- The names of the week and the month of the year are Proper nouns.

1-Days of the week:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

2-Month of the year:

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

3- The Name of special Days and Celebrations are also proper Nouns.

New years Day: December 31th

Mothers Day: first Sunday Of May

Independence Day: 4th of july/july 4th

Valentines Day: February 14th

Labor Day: September 6th

Ramadam: Islam: April 12th

Veterans Day: November 11th

Thanksgiving: November 26th

Memorial Day: May 31th

Halloween: October 31th

Christmas: december 25th

Yom Kippur: September 28th: Jewish Festival.

4- The name of famous places, Buildings and monuments are proper nouns.

Big ben

The sphinx

Graceland

The grand Canyon

The Sydney Opera House

Buckinham Palace

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Empire State Building

The Taj mahal

The Eiffel Tower

The Golden Gate Bridge

The Great Wall Of china

Chaco Canyon Pueblo

The  Statue of Liberty

5-The name of people Who live in a particular Country are also Proper Nouns:

Country:        People:

Afghanistan      Afghans

Australia          Australian

Britain             The british

China               The  Chinese

France             The french

Germany          Germans

India                 Indians

Indonesia        Indonesians

Italy                Italians

Japan              The japanese

Korea               Koreans

Malaysia         Malaysians

Samoa              Samoans

New zealand    New zealanders

Pakistan                 Pakistanis 

The philippines     Filipinos

Rusia                     Russians

Nicaragua             Nicaraguans

South Africa         South Africans

Spain                    Spaniards

Switzerland         The swiss

Thailand                Thais

Usa                       Americans

Vietnam               The Vietnamese

*Grammar:

Exercise 2:

1- Underline the Common Nouns and circle the proper Nouns in these sentences:

1-I told Uncle john about my accident.

2- Kim and Stephanie Wore masks on Halloween.

3- The Lawnmower is broken.

4- We are going to the movies tomorrow.

5-The Lion is playing with one of its cubs.

6- My sisters favorite soccer player is David Beckham.

7- Im  watching a videotape about The Sahara Desert.

8-The Tourists visited Rome and saw the Colosseum.

9- Does This Bus go to the Stadium?

10- We are reading a story about a boy called Harry Potter.

Exercise 3:

1- Read the following passage containing Common Nouns and Proper Nouns. Put a C in the line after a Common Noun and a P in the Line after a Proper Noun.

Mr. Peters---------Live in Maine--------in a Big house-------By the sea------. He has three cats--------- and a Dog------. He likes to travel to different countries-----------. Last Christmas----------,

he went to Paris-------- and saw the Eiffel Tower------------.He enjoyed eating French Food-------------in nice restaurants----------.

* Break of 10 minutes.

*Q and A.

*Great Job today! see you next class!

#TeacherPam :)