The 16th robotic probe to land on the planet was assigned to study the north pole, and the 17th probe the south pole. (common-noun senses throughout) When Probe 17 overflew the South Pole, it passed directly over the place where Captain Scott's expedition ended. (in this sentence, Probe 17 is the proper name of a vessel, and South Pole is a proper name referring to Earth's south pole) Sanjay lives on the beach road. (the road that runs along the beach) Sanjay lives on Beach Road. (as a proper name, Beach Road may have nothing to do with the beach; it may be any distance from the waterfront) My university has a school of medicine. (no indication of the name of the university or its medical school) The John A. Burns School of Medicine is located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The 16th robotic probe to land on the planet was assigned to study the north pole, and the 17th probe the south pole (common-noun senses throughout) When Probe 17 overflew the South Pole, it passed directly over the place where Captain Scott's expedition ended. (in this sentence, Probe 17 is the proper name of a vessel, and South Pole is a proper name referring to Earth's south pole) Sanjay lives on the beach road. (the road that runs along the beach) Sanjay lives on Beach Road. (as a proper name, Beach Road may have nothing to do with the beach; it may be any distance from the waterfront) My university has a school of medicine. (no indication of the name of the university or its medical school) The John A. Burns School of Medicine is located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.