Common and Proper Nouns
Common and Proper Nouns
There are two types of nouns. Proper nouns refer to specific persons, places, or things, and they begin with a capital letter. The others are called common nouns, and the only time they are capitalized is if they are an important title or if they occur at the beginning of a sentence:
| Common Nouns | Proper Nouns |
| boy | John |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| planet | Mars |
| brand | Lego |
| President | Nixon |
| state | Florida |
| race | Daytona 500 |