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Hanuman_2000 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

proper noun

Hello,

A proper noun is a specific name of a place , a person, or a thing.

I have some doubts here.

For instance take a name like "Jhon". There may hundreds of "Jhon".

How this "John" is a specific person?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Hello, A proper noun is a specific name of a place , a person, or a thing. For instance take a name like "Jhon". There may hundreds of "Jhon".

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  • hanuman_2000 Hello, A proper noun is a specific name of a place , a person, or a thing.
  • For instance take a name like "Jhon".
  • There may hundreds of "Jhon".
  • (John) How this "John" is a specific person?
  • A proper noun has to start with a capital letter.
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hanuman_2000
Hello,

A proper noun is a specific name of a place , a person, or a thing.

For instance take a name like "Jhon". There may hundreds of "Jhon". (John)

How this "John" is a specific person?

A proper noun has to start with a capital letter. Hence 'John' is a proper noun. That doesn't mean that another pe
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hanuman_2000How this "John" is a specific person?
Of course, John is a specific person. When you say John, you are talking about a particular person, not all the persons with the name of "John". When someone says "John", the appearance of a certain person comes to our minds (those who know him). And if there are tw
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