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Proper nouns are special names of

• people, such as Radha, Gaurav, Mrs Sharma, Virat and Harry Potter.

• countries, towns, villages, rivers, seas, lakes and mountains, such as India, Chennai,
the Yamuna River, the Pacific Ocean, the Dal Lake and the Himalayas.

• days of the week, months of the year and festivals, such as Friday, June, Christmas,
Holi and Republic Day.

• buildings, parks, stadiums, roads, airports, stations, malls and historical monuments,
such as the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the India Gate, the Red Fort, the Eden Gardens, the
Pacific Mall, Lodhi Road, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and New Delhi

Railway Station.
• books, newspapers, magazines, such as The Wind in the Willows, the Times of India

and the Outlook.

A. Identify the proper nouns and the common nouns in each of these sentences.
Write P for proper nouns and C for common nouns.

1. My sister and I went to Donald’s Taco Place for lunch.
C P C

2. Ravi bought a watch for Sujata.

3. My father took us to Shimla.

4. Mrs Menon is a very good teacher.

5. We went to Appu Water Park and played games there.

6. We went to the Paradise Mall to see a film.

7. My friend lives on Park Street.

8. Mona and Taruna went to see a play at the Broadway Theatre.

9. Rajni bakes the best cookies in town.

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