Proper nouns are names of specific people, places, things or animals and always start with a capital letter, such as Miss Webb, Bula Camarines Sur, Colgate, and University of the Philippines. Common nouns are general names for people, places, things or animals and are typically not capitalized unless starting a sentence or being part of a title like boy, team, bike, shoe and book.

2. Proper Noun – is a name of a
particular person, place, thing
and animal.
Proper noun always start with
capital letter.

3. Miss Webb
Bula Camarines Sur
Colgate
University of the Philippines

4. Common Noun - is a general name
for a person, place, thing and
animal.
Common nouns are usually not
capitalized unless they begin a
sentence or are part of a title.

5. boy
team
bike
shoe
book