A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and is always capitalized.
Bill Gates
Ivory Coast
Sears Tower
World Federalism
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
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Understanding Grammar: Parts of Speech: Proper Noun
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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