Capitalizing Proper Nouns in Writing

The video tutorial explains the difference between proper and common nouns, emphasizing that proper nouns are names of specific people, places, or things and are always capitalized. It provides examples of proper nouns, such as names of people, companies, and countries, and highlights that small words within proper nouns, like 'the' and 'of', are not capitalized. The tutorial concludes with an invitation to ask questions and follow on social media for more lessons.

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

• dog

• city

• Paris

• happiness

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What type of noun is used to name specific people, places, or things and always starts with a capital letter?

• Collective noun

• Proper noun

• Common noun

• Abstract noun

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In the name 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland', which words are not capitalized?

• United, Great, Britain

• United, Kingdom, Ireland

• The, of, and

• Kingdom, Northern, Ireland

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Which of the following is correctly capitalized as a proper noun?

• mcdonald's

• Sony

• italy

• the zara shop

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What is the proper noun for a nationality mentioned in the video?

• country

• english

• Spanish

• city

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Which option lists only proper nouns?

• Italy, Milan, Spanish

• McDonald's, Zara, Sony

• Russian, language, city

• restaurant, shop, company

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Where can viewers follow for more free lessons as mentioned in the video?

• YouTube

• Instagram

• Facebook

• Twitter

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