nounspmw Mrs. Patricia Walker
A NOUN is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
PERSON: Mrs. Walker, Bruce Springsteen, doctor, nurse, student, Michael Jordan

PLACE:  America, Short Pump Midddle, house, classroom

THINGS: Eiffel Tower, canoe, soda, Nobel Peace Prize, book

IDEAS: honesty, happiness, dream, fear

A PROPER NOUN names a particular person, place, thing or idea. It always begins with a capital letter. A COMMON NOUN names any one of a group of persons, places or things. It is not capitalized.

COMMON NOUNS             PROPER NOUNS
woman                    Eleanor Roosevelt
teacher                  Mrs. Walker
city                     Richmond
ice cream                Edy's
religion                 Buddhism
team                     Vikings
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