Hospitality Grammar - Common and Proper Nouns

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. It always begins with a capital letter.

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Give an example of a common noun.

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doctor, spa, bed.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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Nadine, Paris, Relax Spa.

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How are proper nouns treated in English?

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Proper nouns are always capitalised, including names of people, places, companies, days of the week, months, languages, and nationalities.

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How are proper nouns treated in French?

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Proper nouns are often capitalised, but less frequently than in English. Languages and nationalities are not capitalised unless they start a sentence.

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Do proper nouns take definite articles in English?

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Proper nouns usually do not take definite articles.

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Do proper nouns take definite articles in French?

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Proper nouns often take definite articles, especially with countries and regions.

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How are titles treated in English?

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Titles are often capitalised when used with names.

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How are titles treated in French?

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Titles before names are usually not capitalised and can be used with or without articles.