PROPER NOUNS.
Your name is proper noun. A proper noun is the special word that we use for a person, place or organization, like John, Marie, London, France or Sony. A name is a noun, but a very special noun – a proper noun. English proper nouns have special rules.
Examples,
Common noun
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Proper noun
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Man, boy
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John
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Woman, girl
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Mary
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Country, town
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England, London
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Compny
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Ford, Sony
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Shop, restaurant
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Amazon, Subway
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Month, day of the week
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January, Sunday
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Book, film
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War and Peace, Titanic
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Capital letters with proper nouns.
We always use a capital letter for the first letter of a name or proper noun. This includes names of people, places, companies, days of the week and months.
Examples,
They like Anthony (not They like anthony)
I live in England. She works for Sony.
The last day in January is a Monday.
We saw Titanic in the Odeon Cinema.
Note: in normal grammatical writing, there are NO exceptions to this rule. Sometimes, however, for stylistic reasons, people may choose to ignore the rule to give their writing a unuque or “modern” look. This is typically seen in advertisements or company logos. For correct writing, and especially in exams, we recommend that you observe the rule without fail.
Proper nouns without THE.
We don’t use “the” with names of people.
Examples,
First names
Surnames
Full names
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Bill (not the Bill)
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Hilary
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Clinton
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Gates
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Hilary Gates
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We do not use normally “the” with names of compnies.
Reanault, Ford, Sony, EnglishClub (not the EnglishClub)
General Motors, Air France, British Airways
Warner Brothers, Brown&Son Ltd
If the full (registered) name of a company starts with “The”, then we use “The” if we use the full name, for example:
The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd
In this case, “The” is part of the company’s name and must be capitalised, like all names.
We do not normally use “the” for shops, banks, hotels etc named after a founder or pther person (with –‘s or –s)
Shops: Harrods, Marks&Spencer, Macy’s
Banks: Barclays Bank
Hotels, restaurants: Steve’s Hotel, Joe’s Cafe, McDonald’s
Churchs, cathedrals: St John’s Church, St Peter’s Cathedral
We do not normally use “the” with names of places:
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