Grammar – Nouns, Common Nouns, Proper Nouns & Compound Nouns

What is a noun?

Nouns are names of a person, place, thing or idea.

What is a common noun? 

Common nouns are the generic name of a person, place, thing or idea e.g. girl, boy, dog.

What is a proper noun?

A proper noun is a specific name given to something e.g. Adam, Labrador and London.

What is a compound noun?

A noun that is more than one word is called a compound noun e.g. football pitch, leisure centre.

Hints & Tips

In general, proper nouns are capitalised and common nouns are not capitalised.

Examples