The term 'crooked creek' is a noun phrase, a group of words based on a noun that functions as a unit in a sentence.
The noun phrase 'crooked creek' is made up of the noun'creek' described by the adjective 'crooked'.
Example use of a noun phrase:
A crooked creek runs through the property.
We crossed the crooked creek to pick the flowers.
There are minnows in the crooked creek.
Crooked Creek Bridge was created in 1923.
The airport code for Crooked Creek Airport is CKD.
The noun Slate Creek is a singular, proper noun, the name of a specific creek.
No, the noun 'state' is a common noun; the noun 'creek' is a common noun. A 'state creek' is a compound common noun, a word for any creek within any state.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing, for example:Deer Creek State Park, UtahMalibu Creek State Park, CaliforniaBrandywine Creek State Park, DelawareBledsoe Creek State Park, Tennessee
The noun creek is a singular, common, concrete noun, a word for a thing.
The noun phrase 'state creek' is a common noun as a general word for any creek on state property or maintained by a state. The noun phrase 'State Creek' (capitalized) is a proper noun as the name of a specific creek; for example, Tryon Creek State Natural Area in Oregon or State Creek Road in Wheatland, WY.
The compound noun 'Slate Creek' is a proper noun, the name of a specific creek in Idaho, in California, and in Virginia.A proper noun is always capitalized.The common noun 'creek' is a general word for a small waterway; a word for any creek of any kind.A common noun is capitalized only when it's the first word in a sentence.
The word creek is a common noun unless used for a specific creek such as Rock Creek in Washington, DC or a proper name such as Coldwater Creek fashions.
According to the Anthropological Society of Australasia, 'Bucca bucca' means 'crooked creek' in the local indigenous language, and 'Nambucca' means 'crooked river'.
The compound noun 'Slate Creek' is a proper noun, the name of a specific place or thing; for example, the Slate Creek near Hartsville NY or the Slate Creek Airport in White Bird ID.A proper noun is always capitalized.
Creek is a common noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.
When Slate Creek is the name of a creek, it is a proper noun and should be capitalized. A proper noun is always capitalized.When slate creek is a general description of a creek, it is a common noun. A common noun is only capitalized when it is the first word of a sentence.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Slate Creek Airport, White Bird, IDSlate Creek Drive, Cheektowaga, NYSlate Creek Grille (restaurant), Hill City, SD"The Slate Creek Bridge Mystery", a novel by David McCulloch