Writing – Identify the proper naming word
Naming A proper naming word is the name of a specific person, place, or a thing.
E.g. – Leo, Germany, Oreo
Here, all the three words are names that denotes specific person, place, and an object.
Any name, place or thing is a naming word. But proper naming words represent specific name for a particular person, place, or thing.
Things to remember
- The names of months are proper naming words.
E.g. -March, June
- The names of days of a week are proper naming words.
E.g.- Sunday, Monday
- The name of festivals are proper naming words.
E.g. – Christmas, Easter
- The names of cities, towns, streets, states, countries, and brands are proper naming words.
E.g. – Paris, London
- Titles of people that refer to specific position are proper naming words.
E.g. – President Trump
- Titles of books, magazines, TV shows, songs, plays, newspapers, movies are proper naming words.
E.g. – The New York Times
A proper naming word is always capitalized irrespective of its place in the sentences.
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