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No, the nouns 'elephant' and 'lion' are both common nouns, words for any elephant or any lion.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
- Elsa the Lioness (from the book 'Born Free' by Joy Adamson)
- Dumbo the Elephant (from the Disney animated feature film 'Dumbo')
- Elephant Island, Antarctica
- The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
- Three Elephant Brand Brown Jasmine Rice
- Lion Brand Yarn
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Is Asiatic lion a common or proper noun?
The term Asiatic lion is made up of the proper adjective 'Asiatic' and the common noun 'lion'.
Is lion proper noun or common noun?
common.
How do you write a sentence with a possessive noun the tusks and ears of the elephant?
Example sentence: The elephant's tusks and ears were large.
What is the proper noun for elephant?
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Joseph Carey Merrick (1862 - 1890) known as The Elephant ManElephant Butte, NM 87935Elephant Island (coast of Antarctica) in the Southern OceanThree Elephant Brand White Jasmine Rice"Water for Elephants", a novel by Sara Gruen
How do you write elephants as a possessive noun?
The possessive form for the plural noun elephants is elephants'.Example: The elephants' tracks told us that at least three elephants had passed this way.The possessive form for the singular noun elephant is elephant's.
Is Elephant a proper noun or a common noun?
The noun elephant is a common noun, unless it's used a a specific name or title, for example the movie 'Water For Elephants' or The Elephant of the Bastille of Paris.
This is the ghir lion. is Ghir lion proper noun?
Ghir lion is a proper noun
Is a lion a proper noun?
Common Noun
Is lion proper noun?
Common Noun
Is Asiatic lion a common or proper noun?
The term Asiatic lion is made up of the proper adjective 'Asiatic' and the common noun 'lion'.
What type of common noun is an elephant a person place or thing?
Elephants 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.
Is lion proper noun or common noun?
common.
is elephant is proper noun?
No, the word 'African' is a proper adjectivedescribing the noun elephant.The term 'African elephant' is a complex compound noun, a compound noun made up to two or more parts of speech (adjective+noun = complex compound noun).
Is lions a common OR proper noun?
The noun lion is a common noun, a word for any lion of any kind.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Richard I of England known as Richard The LionheartRed Lion, PA 17356Good Lion Road, Columbia, MD or Lion Street, Hayward, CALion Brand Yarn"The Lion King" 1994 Disney animated feature
Is elephant a proper noun?
No, the word 'African' is a proper adjectivedescribing the noun elephant.The term 'African elephant' is a complex compound noun, a compound noun made up to two or more parts of speech (adjective+noun = complex compound noun).
Is Ivory a common noun or proper noun?
The noun 'Ivory' (capital I) is a proper noun, the name of a specific soap and other products.The noun 'ivory' (lower case i) is a common noun, a general for for a substance that makes up the tusks of elephants, walruses, and other animals; a general word for a pale whitish yellow color.The word 'ivory' is also an adjective.
Is tusks of an elephant proper or common?
The term 'tusks of an elephant' is a noun phrase, a group of words based on a noun (elephant) that functions as a unit in a sentence.The noun phrase is made up of the common noun'tusks' and the common noun 'elephant', general words for any tusks of any elephant.
