Monday, 26 September 2011

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Proper nouns are names given to people,animals,places or things.

A proper nouns usually starts with a capital letter.

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific things:
Proton Viva, Pensonic, Nike and etc

a. My sister drives her proton saga to work.  ( x )
b. My sister drives her Proton Saga to work. ( / )

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific places:
Malaysia, Sarawak, Hydro Hotel, Sungai Pahang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Pantai Hospital and etc.

a. We had our dinner at delight restaurant. ( x )
b. We had our dinner at Delight Restaurant. ( / )

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific people:
Siti, Mr David, Encik Halim, Dato Chua, Madam Leong and etc.

a. Mrs soh loves her son very much. ( x )
b. Mrs Soh loves her son very much. ( / )

Example of proper nouns used for naming specific animals:
Tompok, Si Manja, Barney, Nemo, Blackie and etc

a. She named her pet rabbit snowy because its fur is white. ( x )
b. She named her pet rabbit Snowy because its fur is white. ( / )

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