English Grammar Guide


Proper Nouns


Grammar - Proper Nouns

A proper noun is a name or the name of a place. We don't use a or the with a proper noun.

  • PROPER NOUN = NAME/PLACE NAME
  • a/an/the + PROPER NOUN ✘
  • I had lunch with a Paul. ✘
  • I had lunch with Paul. ✔
  • I went to the New York. ✘
  • I went to New York. ✔
  • the + BUILDING/MONUMENT/RIVER ✔
  • I saw the Empire State Building. ✔
  • I saw the Statue of Liberty. ✔
  • I travelled down the Nile. ✔

Forms - PROPER NOUN → PROPER NOUN

PROPER NOUN (1st)→PROP. (2nd/...)
London→London
Tom→Tom
Mary→Mary
France→France

Examples - PROPER NOUN → PROPER NOUN

  • I went to London and met my friends Tom and Bob. Tom and Bob were OK. We had a good time in London.

⚠ Be Careful!

  • PROPER NOUNS start with a CAPITAL LETTER
  • (A-, B-, C-, D- ...):
  • I went to london . ✘
  • I went to London. ✔
  • PROPER NOUNS don't have an ARTICLE:
  • I went to a Spain . ✘
  • I went to the Spain. ✘
  • I went to Spain. ✔
  • Use the with States/Kingdom/Republic/...
  • the United States (of America) ✔
  • the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ✔
  • the Republic of Ireland ✔
  • the Roman Empire ✔
  • PARKS don't have an ARTICLE:
  • I went to a Hyde Park . ✘
  • I went to the Hyde Park. ✘
  • I went to Hyde Park. ✔
Symbols & Abbreviations
=Same as
✔Correct
✘Incorrect

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