1. A noun is the word that refers to a person, thing or abstract idea.
A noun can tell you who or what.
There are several different types of noun:-
There are common nouns such as dog, car, chair etc.
Nouns that refer to things which can be counted (can be singular or
plural) are countable nouns. A book, two books, three books .....
An apple, two apples, three apples
Nouns that refer to some groups of countable nouns, substances,
feelings and types of activity (can only be singular) are uncountable
nouns. Water / Work / Information / Coffee / Sand /

2. Nouns that refer to a group of people or things are collective nouns.
Tables, chairs, cupboards etc. are grouped under the collective noun furniture
Nouns that refer to people, organisations or places are proper nouns, only
proper nouns are capitalised.
Nouns that are made up of two or more words are called compound nouns.
The words tooth and paste are each nouns in their own right, but if you join
them together they form a new word - toothpaste.
Nouns that are formed from a verb by adding -ing are called gerunds
A gerund (often known as an -ing word) is a noun formed from a verb by
adding -ing. It can follow a preposition, adjective and most often another verb.
Walking in healthy to people.

3. Proper nouns ( also called proper names) are the
words which name specific people, organisations or
places. They always start with a capital letter.
Each part of a person's name is a proper noun:-
Lynne Hand - Elizabeth Helen Ruth Jones ...
The names of companies, organisations or trade
marks:-
Microsoft - Rolls Royce - the Round Table - WWW
Given or pet names of animals:-
Lassie Trigger Sam
The names of cities and countries and words
derived from those proper nouns:-
Paris - London - New York - England - English

4. Geographical and Celestial Names:-
the Red Sea - Alpha Centauri - Mars
Monuments, buildings, meeting rooms:-
The Taj Mahal - The Eiffel Tower - Room 222
Historical events, documents, laws, and periods:-
the Civil War - the Industrial Revolution - World War I
Months, days of the week, holidays:-
Monday - Christmas - December
Religions, deities, scriptures:-
God - Christ - Jehovah - Christianity - Judaism - Islam - the
Bible - the Koran - the Torah
Awards, vehicles, vehicle models and names, brand names:-
the Nobel Peace Prize - the Scout Movement - Ford Focus - the
Bismarck - Kleenex - Hoover

5. Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.
1. paris is the capital of france.
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Paris is the capital of France.
2. william shakespeare is a famous english author.
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William Shakespeare is a famous English author.
3. ‘war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.
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‘War and Peace' was written by Leo Tolstoy
4. The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest
level.
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The universities of Oxford and Cambridge offer degree courses at the highest
level. 5. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.
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John's two dogs are named Rover and Boxer.