Common and Proper nouns
Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun is the name given to any person, place, animal, or thing. Woman, city, cat, story, day are common nouns.
A proper noun is the special name given to a person, place, animal or thing.
Proper nouns start with capital letters. Miss Aster, Abrham, Addis Ababa, Monday, September are proper nouns.
| Common Nouns | Proper nouns |
| boy | Yosef |
| dog | Bingo |
| street | Haile Godana |
| School | Minilik Primary |
| City | Dire Dawa |
| Days | Months | Holydays |
|
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday |
January July February August March September April October May November June December |
New Year Christmas Good Friday Eastern Eid Aladha Victory of Adwa |