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==Proper nouns==
 
==Proper nouns==
  
==Compound nouns==
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Using Capital Letters with Proper Nouns
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We always use a Capital Letter for the first letter of a proper noun (name). This includes names of people, places, companies, days of the week and months. For example:
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    They like John. (not *They like john.)
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    I live in England.
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    She works for Sony.
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    The last day in January is a Monday.
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    We saw Titanic in the Odeon Cinema.
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Proper Nouns & Capitals | Proper Nouns without THE
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Proper Nouns with THE | Proper Nouns Quiz
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Proper Nouns (Names)
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A proper noun is the special word (or name) that we use for a person, place or organization, like John, Marie, London, France or Sony. A name is a noun, but a very special noun - a proper noun. Proper nouns have special rules.
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common noun proper noun
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man, boy John
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woman, girl Mary
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country, town England, London
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company Ford, Sony
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shop, restaurant Maceys, McDonalds
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month, day of the week January, Sunday
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book, film War & Peace, Titanic
  
 
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Definition

Substantivo é uma categoria gramatical utilizada para agrupar palavras que dão nome a coisas, seres e substâncias. A palavra substantivo vem do Latim substantivus, “com substância”, de substantia, “essência, ser, material”, de substans, particípio de substare, “estar presente, ficar firme, estar debaixo de”, formado por sub-, “abaixo”, mais stare, “estar de pé, ficar”.

Esta introdução pode parecer um pouco complicada, mas não entre em pânico, podemos entender o que são substantivos de uma forma mais simples. Podemos dizer, a grosso modo, que substantivos são palavras utilizadas para coisas, lugares, pessoas ou animais. Ou, do outro modo, seres em geral, sejam eles concretos como um carro, ou abstratos, como o amor.

Countable and uncountable

Substantivos podes ser dividos em contáveis e não contáveis.

Proper nouns

Using Capital Letters with Proper Nouns

We always use a Capital Letter for the first letter of a proper noun (name). This includes names of people, places, companies, days of the week and months. For example:

   They like John. (not *They like john.)
   I live in England.
   She works for Sony.
   The last day in January is a Monday.
   We saw Titanic in the Odeon Cinema.

Proper Nouns & Capitals | Proper Nouns without THE Proper Nouns with THE | Proper Nouns Quiz

Proper Nouns (Names)

A proper noun is the special word (or name) that we use for a person, place or organization, like John, Marie, London, France or Sony. A name is a noun, but a very special noun - a proper noun. Proper nouns have special rules. common noun proper noun man, boy John woman, girl Mary country, town England, London company Ford, Sony shop, restaurant Maceys, McDonalds month, day of the week January, Sunday book, film War & Peace, Titanic