1.3 common nouns and proper nouns

You can use a noun group to refer to someone or something by naming them. You do this by using a general name, called a noun or common noun, or by using a specific name called a proper noun.

Proper nouns are mainly used for people, places, and events.

• Mary likes strawberries.
• I went to Glasgow University and then I went down to London to work for a psychiatrist.
• I worked in Woolworths at Christmas one year.

See paragraphs 1.53 to 1.59 for more information about proper nouns.