Yes, the word 'island' is a common noun; a general word for a piece of land completely surrounded by water; a word for any island of any kind, anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, Long Island NY or Hawaii.
No, the noun 'Grenadines' (capital G) is a proper noun, the name of a specific group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, the name of a specific place.The noun 'grenadine' (lower case g) is a common noun, a general word for a sweet syrup made from pomegranates. The common noun 'grenadine' is an uncountable noun as a word for a substance.
The word islands is a common plural noun. It requires no apostrophe.They fished around the islands.If the word islands has a possession or belonging, it needs an apostrophe.The islands' fishermen used canoes and longboats.
A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.Examples of proper nouns for the common noun 'islands' are:Fiji (Country in Oceania) consisting of 332 islands.Islands High School in Savannah, GA.Spice Islands (brand) seasonings."Islands in the Stream" (song) written by the Bee Gees, popularized by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
No, a common noun is a general word for any person, place, or thing.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thingA singular noun is a word for one person, place, or thing.A plural noun is a word for two or more people, places, or things.A plural noun can be a common noun or a proper nounExamples:common noun: country (singular)common noun: countries (plural)proper noun: Bermuda (singular)proper noun: The Marshall Islands (plural)
The collective noun for islands can be a sting of islands, a chain of islands, a cluster of islands, or a group of islands.The word archipelago is not a collective noun, it is a synonym for a group of islands.
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Pea is a common noun, and peas is the plural...still a common noun.
A common noun.
Most definitely a common noun.
Camel is a common noun.
Th word tail is a common noun because the first letter of a proper noun is capitalized.