| 单词 | proper noun |
| 例句 | To clarify a remark someone made earlier, I confess that I am making up all the proper nouns. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Words like jumper and hair grip and certain proper nouns like Vivian. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved through our classroom as coolly as if Khesanh were just a proper noun in a sentence that needed to be diagrammed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As for the prose, in addition to the invective/graffiti thing Irvine has Dan Brown's way with proper nouns and their qualifiers. A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt – And Why They Shouldn't by William B Irvine – review 2013-07-10T08:00:00Z There were all sorts of proper nouns conspiring against him. I f*cked a Republican on Thanksgiving 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z While proper nouns, such as Diogenes or the Wailing Wall, are identified, more pertinent details sometimes pass unremarked. Review | Stilted dialogue, a ludicrous plot: On the pleasures of the vintage whodunit 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z At Salon, we put apostrophes in contractions and capitalize proper nouns. Falling into monogamy 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lack of names and other proper nouns gives the book the quality of a supernatural parable. Review | In ‘The Memory Police,’ an authoritarian government tries to erase the past 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z The long sentence, the lower-case proper nouns, the low-level humour: Saramago's prose always sounds like the beginnings of a stand-up routine or a shaggy dog story. Cain by Jos? Saramago ? review 2011-07-15T21:55:02Z Ron Rash invests this dark, forlorn place with such spooky animus that his new novel, “The Cove,” ought to treat “Cove” as a proper noun. Books of The Times: ?The Cove,? a Novel by Ron Rash 2012-04-01T18:46:33Z Everything’s capitalized in case you want to think of them as proper nouns somehow, but you may also ignore the caps. Style Invitational Week 1404: Ask Backwards 39, a not-so-‘Jeopardy!’ contest 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z They’re usually about abuses of power, but without proper nouns or politicians’ names. Off! Sings of Unfairness and Treachery in Asbury Park 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The precision which has noted proper nouns and bus numbers now records the pre-decimal prices of the toys – and, again, numbers share the potency of the poem's quietly-measured diction. Poem of the week: The Overcoat by Peter McDonald 2013-04-15T09:51:10Z There are no proper nouns, no names, few reference points other than the obsessive weight of the diary itself. Sarah Manguso's 'Ongoingness' preserves life in the pages 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Name-dropped proper nouns too often feel like a pile of signifiers one step away from being shaped into sharper observations. Lorde Opts Out on the Provocatively Subdued ‘Solar Power’ 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Our daily lives are packed with proper nouns of the corporate kind. ArtsBeat: The Animated Life of Seth MacFarlane, From 'Family Guy' to 'Ted' 2012-06-19T14:00:19Z The lyrics, full of carefully deployed proper nouns, simultaneously flaunt and dissect the privileged life, while the production turns manic and kaleidoscopic, hopscotching a world of pop while listeners are distracted by sheer catchiness. The Year in Culture: 2010 Anthems: From a Kiss-Off to Jolts of Hope 2010-12-16T19:28:05Z The building blocks of his world are turned into proper nouns and lose the definite article: Room, Skylight, Wardrobe. Room by Emma Donoghue and Forgetting Zoe by Ray Robinson 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z David: Same old argument, but Mad Libs-ed to take some of the proper nouns out and replace them with different names/hot-button issues. Chris Broussard doesn’t matter 2013-05-02T16:55:00Z But for those younger, Chappaquiddick — if it rings a bell at all — is just another of those proper nouns tied to some nebulous political shame: Kent State, Watergate, My Lai, Iran-contra, Whitewater. What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we’ll never know. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Change a few proper nouns and Henson describes my son Mike. Letters to Sports: The Grinch that stole USC's defense 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z It can’t decipher proper nouns such as names and places, and sometimes it just gets things wrong altogether. A Brain Scanner Combined with an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse into Your Thoughts 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Everything began, cosmologists currently think, with a bang — the Big Bang; if it does not deserve to be a proper noun, what does? Opinion | The Webb Space Telescope is telling humanity the history of everything 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z The local names must be Philippine proper nouns that should not exceed nine letters or three syllables, said Sheilla Reyes, a weather specialist at the country’s national meteorological service. Hurricane or Typhoon? How Tropical Cyclones Get Their Names. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z With American English’s egalitarian penchant for turning capitalized proper nouns into lowercased generic nouns, in due course E-mail became e-mail. Opinion | Why English is changing faster than you can say E-mail, e-mail, email 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z One recent article from state broadcaster TRT World noted that the word “turkey,” beyond its use as a proper noun, has some unflattering definitions. Turkey today, Türkiye tomorrow: U.N. okays country’s request for change 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The issue is that companies in technology love to use proper nouns for their workers. Nope to Metamates, Googlers and Puritans 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z You could use five-letter words with no proper nouns and no repeating letters. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Show photos of the ‘right’ masks worn properly 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z In addition to “clean,” the French word has several translations, including “proper,” but “proper” is valid only when one is talking about such things as a “nom propre,” a “proper noun.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Unflattering descriptions of the dead 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The proscription against verbifying proper nouns, to say nothing of lowercasing them, was finally and irrevocably crushed under the inarguable fact that we all spend too much of our lives googling things. Opinion | Why English is changing faster than you can say E-mail, e-mail, email 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In progressivism’s jargon, History is a proper noun designating something autonomous. Opinion | National conservatives and racial identitarians have a common enemy: Individualism 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Just look at all the proper nouns in that passage: Edward, Kenya, Gabrielle, Coyote’s Brain. The way Eve Babitz wrote about art in Los Angeles was art in itself 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Today, the Department of Defense remains an appropriately capitalized proper noun. Can we stop calling our humongous military spending the "defense" budget? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z She had believed proper nouns would be excluded from the word list. Spelling bee champ Zaila Avant-garde was inspired by a Black girl named MacNolia Cox. This is why. 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Norris immediately protested to the judges — Nemesis, the goddess of divine retribution and revenge, was technically a proper noun and not an eligible word. Behind Zaila Avant-garde’s Win, a History of Struggle for Black Spellers 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Zoom is 2020’s most prevalent eponym: a word derived from a proper noun, in this case, the name of a video-conferencing company. Pandemic, lockdown and Megxit: the most influential words of 2020 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z There are also concerns that turning black into a proper noun lumps people of the African diaspora into a monolithic group and erases the diversity of their experiences. A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z As this sort of transformation happens, the companies behind these proper nouns are usually resistant to them becoming used colloquially and generically like this. How photoshop became a verb 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The devastating tragedy is worthy of capitalization and promotion to a proper noun. Editorial Roundup: Mississippi 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Chaser understood that words have independent meaning and understood common nouns as well as proper nouns, Bianchi said. Chaser, border collie trained to recognize 1,022 nouns, dies at 15 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z By Thursday morning, the charge had escalated – and advanced to proper noun status – with a tweet from @realDonaldTrump accusing Schiff of “Unlimited Presidential Harassment”. 'Presidential harassment' may be Trump's easiest phrase to repurpose 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z For proponents of capitalizing black, there are grammatical reasons — it is a proper noun, referring to a specific group of people with a shared political identity, shaped by colonialism and slavery. A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The first democracies built their legitimacy on that of monarchies, then common, with a few proper nouns swapped around. When More Democracy Isn’t More Democratic 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z And that he spent nearly 45 years in Washington, a proper noun that’s a dirty word in presidential politics? Opinion | I Like Joe Biden. I Urge Him Not to Run. 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z I asked several leading experts on fascism and authoritarianism to help me understand Trump's conversion of "Country" into a proper noun. Donald Trump spell-check: Why does Our Leader insist on capitalizing “Country”? 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Now, I’m not talking about Bungie’s silly penchant for generic proper nouns like The Guardians and The Darkness. Destiny’s excellent lore is being collected into a physical anthology book series 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Black and white are adjectives, not proper nouns to be capitalized, she said, calling a term like “African descendant” a more appropriate way to characterize black people. A Debate Over Identity and Race Asks, Are African-Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z At the top right: “Federal is capitalized only when used as part of a proper noun.” Retired English teacher corrects a White House letter and sends it back 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Rule-bound English speakers only capitalize titles, proper nouns, and a few other exceptional words. Perspective | Trump’s bizarre understanding of Capitalization is surprisingly Strategic 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z These speeches operate in the shadow of proper nouns: the Military-Industrial Complex Speech, the Berlin Speech, the Malaise Speech. The Post-Campaign Campaign of Donald Trump 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z But alas, “zen” is disqualified because it’s a a proper noun, as a specific branch of Buddhism. I faced off against a Scrabble-playing robot and lost miserably 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Please rehearse before going on air and check a pronunciation guide to proper nouns. Rant & Rave: Thanks for the friendly reminder, Officer 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Most of these losses — a single game for the football team, or a playoff series for the other teams — are so distinctive that I could jog your memory with just one proper noun. Perspective | Psst: Washington isn’t really the saddest sports city 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Let’s unpack this a bit, starting with why Maple Leaf is a proper noun in this case. The less-than-thrilling reason the Toronto Maple Leafs are not the Maple Leaves 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Make that History, which, in progressives’ lexicon, is a proper noun, an autonomous thing with a mind, or at least a logic, of its own. Obama’s foreign policy was error after error 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z I just hope no one asks me to explain the we with proper nouns. I'm a Football Fan. I Just Didn't Know It 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z We’d quickly scan the sheets for proper nouns — when you recognised one of your characters’ names on the page, you knew you were in for a public scolding. David Foster Wallace, my teacher 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The history of music tells us a song with a proper noun is about said proper noun. Young Thug writes a song for Harambe, forgets Harambe 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z He leans heavily on proper nouns and topical references, something he did sparingly in both “Bright Lights” and “Brightness Falls.” Jay McInerney’s Middle-Aged Malaise 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z One called the move "pointless and counter-productive," saying it was grammatically wrong to it to decapitalize a proper noun, while another said the internet deserved the honorific big I as a wonder of the world. The New York Times is the latest publication to decapitalize 'the internet' 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Yes, that means the grammatical tyranny of the internet as a proper noun is nearly dead. The Associated Press style guide will no longer capitalize 'internet' 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Before you run outside disguised as a proper noun, or convert your blog style to baroque Dickensian, let’s consider what is at stake. Think you’s good at grammar? Try my seven golden rules | Jeremy Butterfield 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z It’s just a proper noun followed by the densest clinical explanation, like a viral news blotter written by aliens. The strange style of Facebook's Trending tab 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z How dare those hippies, in fact, use that proper noun? Sarah Palin’s feel-bad politics: The dark allure of right-wing nihilism, self-pity and curdled nostalgia for a once-“great” America 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z A proper noun, a proper illness, my dad said. My mother was depressed most of my life. Will that happen to me, too? 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z From the back end of one century to the front part of the next, everyone who spent any time with college football came to know precisely the meaning of the proper noun “Spurrier.” There will never be another ball coach quite like Steve Spurrier 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z One of the most notable ideas put in place by the leak is that “Taken” is being used as a proper noun, meaning it’s a new race of enemies to fight. The 'Taken King' Theory That Would Make Destiny's Next Expansion Rather Lame 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z One is that history — actually, History, a proper noun — has a mind of its own. Childishness on campus 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Any time there’s the possibility of a major achievement under a Democratic president, Bill Kristol dusts off the old “Kill” template and plugs in some new proper nouns. His record of success is mixed. Bill Kristol’s latest “kill” memo: Why polarizing the Iran debate won’t help his cause 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The specific details, the proper nouns: Those are hers and hers alone. "Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be" Excerpt by Frank Bruni 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z It active voice, the phrase needs a proper noun. A passive-voice Bush Family tradition 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The translations also often skipped over a lot of proper nouns, including relatively simple names like Jonathan. Hands-on: Google Translate Is Now a Way Better Travel Companion 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z For decades, Bowden’s Florida State brought the proper noun “Seminole” into national synonymity with victory. Florida State’s unusual bond with Seminole Tribe puts mascot debate in a different light 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z There is no mention of America, nor North or South, nor even a single proper noun, except the word God. The 5 best magazine essays of the year 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z The string of phonetic sounds can be plausibly broken up in multiple ways—and if you’re not familiar with the requisite proper noun, you may find yourself making an error. The Science Of Misheard Lyrics or Mondegreens 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Last night’s statement from the President regarding the unprosecuted death of Eric Garner establishes that history does not repeat itself verbatim—it usually changes the proper nouns. No Such Thing as Racial Profiling 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “Lively” is generally an adjective, especially in the cited paragraph, though I usually use it as a proper noun. Name that class of words Often, it appears, the root problem is a poor understanding of what qualifies as a proper noun, which are traditionally banned in such games. Everything You Need to Know About the New Words With Friends 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Like Google or Xerox, “GoPro” is one of those branded proper nouns that has been so successful that it has become a verb. The rise of GoPro: why wearable cameras make us film everything 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z The app’s predictive algorithms learn a user’s language habits over time, including proper nouns that often cause trouble for auto-correction algorithms. Apps re-invent smartphone keyboards to reduce typing frustration 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Among many talents exhibited by Chuck Todd in the days since he replaced David Gregory as host of “Meet the Press” is his ability to turn a proper noun into a verb. ‘Meet the Press’ is part of insular Washington, and that’s okay Humble in her new guise, Ms. Sutton could not bring herself to say the proper noun God for her first five years as a Baha’i. A Singer Blends Her Devotion to Jazz and the Baha’i Faith 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z It used to be there because it didn't start with a capital and hence couldn't be classed as a proper noun. Weird short words in Scrabble finale 2013-11-04T16:13:39Z I’m two zeros down from Carl, but if I took a big plunge, I’d dig a hole and whisper into it the proper noun, worried I could look foolish sooner or later. Is Apple The Great Short? 2013-09-17T16:13:00Z That was the first step in teaching her the names of proper nouns. How to Teach Language to Dogs 2013-07-30T20:45:03.377Z For High Valyrian, he followed a similar process, though with considerably fewer existing proper nouns and phrases to build on. Creating Languages in Game of Thrones 2013-05-03T08:05:00Z It was remarkable mainly because, with the exchange only of a couple of proper nouns, it could be reprinted in its entirety today and still seem relevant. The forgotten story of … Albert Pape 2012-11-28T09:59:13Z It's a proper noun in the NFL, the closest thing to a golden ticket entitling a team to perennial playoff contention. Early hype for a QB doesn't always equal long-term success 2012-11-11T01:41:44Z So far only Tom Friedman of The New York Times has managed to explore this terrain and retain his popular following, and a lot of proper nouns and metaphors have been tortured in the process. Way of the World: To Save the Middle Class, Act Globally 2012-10-12T07:00:26Z Transcriber's Note Variations in spelling of proper nouns are preserved as printed. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z There were some other inconsistencies in the spelling of proper nouns. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z If there is, then, whether the term is a common or a proper noun? Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z All proper nouns, proper adjectives, and words that are considered proper nouns; as, a. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Linguistically, every common noun is the carrier of a meaning, while proper nouns and common nouns with the word this or that prefixed, refer to the things in which the meanings are exemplified. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z Shall we say that an educated person should be able to spell, pronounce, and reasonably explain about two thousand proper nouns? Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z Round Nine: In further efforts to rename every single proper noun in the galaxy to something that starts with Google, Google scrapped the names "Picassa" and "Blogger". Gloves Off: Facebook vs. Google 2011-07-07T15:00:00Z Having to read all-caps was going to confuse Watson’s ability to parse meaning from a long phrase without knowing which are the proper nouns or acryonyms. IBM's Supercomputer Watson Wins It All With $367 Bet 2011-02-17T04:35:37Z Be particularly careful to distinguish between common and proper nouns. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The 1,022 words in Chaser’s vocabulary are all proper nouns. Sit. Stay. Parse. Good girl! 2011-01-17T21:52:15Z This study demonstrates Chaser’s ability to learn the names of proper nouns, and her extensive vocabulary was tested repeatedly under carefully controlled conditions. Border Collie Comprehends Over 1000 Object Names as Verbal Referents 2011-01-10T15:21:00Z No proper nouns, no repeats, no variations on the same word. Exercises for cognitive and physical fitness 2010-12-14T01:03:29Z In the Telegraph, Henry Winter says that "England face a Nadir on Friday night but it is only Belhadj", a neat pun in no way compromised by the pesky culture of capitalising proper nouns. World Cup 2010 paper view: Nadirs, Churchill, 4-2-3-1 and a sex change 2010-06-18T08:09:00Z A proper noun is the name given to a particular object to distinguish it from others of the same class; as, Mary, Republicans, England. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z And she learns her words as proper nouns, which are specific labels for things, rather than as abstract concepts like the common nouns picked up by children. Sit. Stay. Parse. Good girl! 2011-01-17T21:52:15Z So how many points can players rack up by using proper nouns? Why Has Scrabble Changed Its Rules? 2010-04-07T06:10:00Z No proper nouns, repeats or variations of the same word. Exercises for cognitive and physical fitness 2010-12-14T01:03:29Z A spokeswoman for the company said the use of proper nouns would "add a new dimension" to Scrabble and "introduce an element of popular culture into the game". No points for guessing which game has some controversial new rules 2010-04-06T09:52:00Z Because human spaceflight is about inspiration, science and international cooperation, Stern said, "you need a specific destination, a proper noun, something that's capitalized." For NASA No Easy Answer for Next Space Destination 2010-02-23T21:07:00Z She knows 1,022 proper nouns, a record that displays unexpected depths of the canine mind and may help explain how children acquire language. Sit. Stay. Parse. Good girl! 2011-01-17T21:52:15Z Inconsistent spellings of proper nouns have been retained as they appear in the original, except where clearly incorrect. Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani Capitalize adjectives derived from proper nouns, as English, Elizabethan, Germanic, Teutonic. The Style Book of The Detroit News As soon as He became the Lord, that is, the only real God over all the world, a distinctive proper noun was out of place. Jewish Theology If a noun, he was certainly a very uncommon, but not strictly a proper noun. The History and Records of the Elephant Club All the common nouns are concepts just as all proper nouns are percepts. Training the Teacher Certain compound words, descriptive of places, which, as far as I know, occur only in charters and which may often be more correctly regarded as proper nouns, have not been separately inserted. A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary For the Use of Students Watts uses italics for proper nouns and quotations; when proper nouns occur within quotations their italics are removed. A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into Christian Songs, and How Lawful and Necessary It Is to Compose Other Hymns According to the Clearer Revelations of the Gospel, for the Use of the Christian Church. Hyphenation, and capitalisation of proper nouns, has been made consistent. The Chinese Fairy Book If alternate spelling of proper nouns could not be established, it has been made consistent within the text. The Land of Thor All know how very various, and sometimes almost endless, is the orthography of proper nouns and names among our ancient chroniclers, and among our mediæval writers and clerks also. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 Transcriber's Note: Variant spellings and proper nouns remain as printed. Pan and Æolus: Poems Variant spellings, including the inconsistent spelling of proper nouns, remain as printed. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply On the other slip of paper he writes a word, either a common or proper noun. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Nouns are divided into proper and common; proper nouns are the names of particular persons, places, or things, common nouns are the names that belong to all persons, places or things of the same kind. A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c. When we write of qualities, or feelings, as though they were human beings, the words become proper nouns and we begin them with capital letters. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Capitalize all titles when used with proper nouns. Practical Grammar and Composition Some critics have held that in Jacob's use of the word "Shiloh" he did not intend it as a name or proper noun at all. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern How are adjectives derived from proper nouns treated? Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals Not by any means," said Nat; "it takes a decent fellow to be a proper noun. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning When, for example, the pupil gains general notions representative of the classes, proper noun and common noun, the new terms merely add something to the intension of the more extensive term noun. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education Capitalize also, common nouns in phrases used as proper nouns. Practical Grammar and Composition There are more than one spelling of Chinese proper nouns. A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] In Dutch capitalize all nouns and all adjectives derived from proper nouns. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals In this way they assume a distinctive character, and are usually denominated proper nouns. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. This will be evident by considering the difference between the notions noun and proper noun. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education What is the difference between common and proper nouns? Practical Grammar and Composition The text shows clearly that the author of Beowulf did not intend "gylden hilt" as a proper noun. The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries In side heads capitalize the first word and proper nouns only. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals All words derived from proper nouns should begin with a capital. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading In such instances, they are nearly equivalent to proper nouns. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Capitalize all proper nouns and adjectives derived from proper nouns. Practical Grammar and Composition A proper noun is a name applied to a particular object, whether person, place, or thing. An English Grammar In Latin capitalize only proper nouns and adjectives derived therefrom. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals The words father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, etc., when followed by a proper noun, should always begin with a capital. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading The distinction between a common and a proper noun, is very obvious. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures If there is one proper noun which has become a common noun, if there is one name which has been generalised till it means a thing, it is certainly the name of Judas. The New Jerusalem The words "justice" and "right" are too great in stature to be shut up in proper nouns, any more than Providence can be, which every royalty would fain take to itself. Light In German capitalize all nouns and all adjectives derived from the names of persons but not those derived from other proper nouns. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals This first simplification of experience is at the bottom of a large number of elements of speech, the so-called proper nouns or names of single individuals or objects. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech For example: boy is a common noun, because it is a name applied to all boys; but Charles is a proper noun, because it is the name of an individual boy. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Proper nouns and adjectives derived from proper nouns begin with capitals. Composition-Rhetoric I. A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, or people, or group; as, Adam, Boston, the Hudson, the Romans, the Azores, the Alps. The Grammar of English Grammars Not every proper noun which is used in the text will be found pronounced in the glossary. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe What is the distinction between a common and a proper noun? Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The word earth, when it signifies a kind or quantity of dirt, is a common noun; but when it denotes the planet we inhabit, it is a proper noun. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Some adjectives, though derived from proper nouns, are no longer capitalized; e.g. voltaic. Composition-Rhetoric Scott's is a proper noun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and possessive case. The Grammar of English Grammars Some of these adjectives have the form of participles, and some are derived from proper nouns. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room The "proper, or individual, names" which in Rule 1, Lesson 8, you were told to begin with capital letters are proper nouns. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition When proper nouns have an article annexed to them, they are used after the manner of common nouns; as, "Bolivar is styled the Washington of South America." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures If the proper noun is glossed, reference to the stanza or stanzas containing the glossary entry or entries is given; otherwise, the stanza where the proper noun first occurs is noted. The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Their names, therefore, should always be written with capitals, as proper nouns, at least in the singular number; and should form the plural regularly, as ordinary appellatives. The Grammar of English Grammars Adjective derived from a proper noun must begin with a capital letter+. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Such words as river, sea, mountain, etc., when used generally are common, not proper nouns, and require no capital. How to Speak and Write Correctly This tendency, the result of need, has become even more pronounced under the influence of speech; for words—with the exception of proper nouns—all denote genera. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic The list of proper nouns will quickly help you to find it. The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 Innumerable instances occur, in which the following assertion is by no means true: "The distinction between a common and a proper noun is very obvious." The Grammar of English Grammars Illustrate by examples the difference between common nouns and proper nouns. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room In Christian Science, Spirit, as a proper noun, is the name of the Supreme Being. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures She knows four hundred words besides numerous proper nouns. The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy Statistics and history are no longer proper nouns in the government records. Roads of Destiny And proper names of persons are so marked, not with any reference to personality, but because they are proper nouns—or names of individuals, and not names of sorts. The Grammar of English Grammars Music, e. g., is not a proper noun, for it is not a name given to an individual thing to distinguish it from other things of the same class. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room Hence its effect upon a particular name, or proper noun, is directly the reverse of that which it has upon a common noun. The Grammar of English Grammars Hannah More is a proper noun, of the third person, singular number, feminine gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, or people, or group. The Grammar of English Grammars A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, group, or people; as, Adam, Boston, the Hudson, the Azores, the Andes, the Romans, the Jews, the Jesuits, the Cherokees. The Grammar of English Grammars A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, or people, or group. The Grammar of English Grammars Here the construction of the word as a proper noun, and of the feminine gender, is the result of the personification, and contrary to the literal usage. The Grammar of English Grammars But, to this principle, or rule, some writers have supposed that proper nouns were to be accounted exceptions. The Grammar of English Grammars God is a proper noun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars This is as good a definition as I can give of a proper noun or name. The Grammar of English Grammars A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, or people, or group. The Grammar of English Grammars "John's is a proper noun, of the masculine gender, the third person, singular number, possessive case, and governed by wife, by Rule I." The Grammar of English Grammars A proper noun is the name of some particular individual, or people, or group. The Grammar of English Grammars Rome is a proper noun, of the third person, singular number, personified feminine, and nominative case. The Grammar of English Grammars These, however, may still be called proper nouns, in parsing; because they are only inflections, peculiarly applied, of certain names which are indisputably such. The Grammar of English Grammars |
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