Some words name common things.
These are called common nouns.
![duck](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL110Kids/unit01/Grammar%201-4/1-4g1.jpg)
duck
![chair](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL110Kids/unit01/Grammar%201-4/1-4g2.jpg)
chair
![playground](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL110Kids/unit01/Grammar%201-4/1-4g3.jpg)
playground
Some words name special things. These are called proper nouns.
- The name of a person is special.
- The name of a place is special.
- The title of a person is special.
![group_image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL110Kids/unit01/Grammar%201-4/1-4g4.jpg)
Leila
![group_image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL110Kids/unit01/Grammar%201-4/1-4g5.jpg)
Stanley Park
![group_image](https://smrt.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/core/LMLA/KIDS/ENGL110Kids/unit01/Grammar%201-4/1-4g6.jpg)
Mr. Boyce
All proper nouns begin with capital letters.