Is little house a proper noun or common noun?

Answer 1

The term 'little blue' can be two adjectives or a noun phrase, depending on how it's used in a sentence.

In the sentence, "She drives a little blue car." the adjective 'little' and the adjective 'blue' are describing the noun 'car'.

In the sentence, "This fabric is nice but you need something with a little blue in it." is a noun phrase, the adjective 'little' is describing the noun 'blue'. The noun 'blue' is a common noun, a general word for a color.

In the sentence, "She calls her car Little Blue.", the noun phrase 'Little Blue' is a compound, proper noun, the name of her car.

Answer 2

The word little is an adjective, a word that describes a noun; and an adverb, a word that modifies a verb or an adjective. Example uses:

Adjective: This is my little brother.

Adverb: I little recognized my old neighborhood.

Adverb: My grades are improving little by little.

The word little can be a proper noun when it is the name of a person, place, thing,or a title; for example:

• Rich Little, comedian, actor
• Little Rock, AR
• Little Caesars Pizza
• 'Little House on the Prairie' by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Answer 3

The term 'little house' is a noun phrase.

The word 'house' is a common noun, a general word for a type of dwelling.

The word 'little' is an adjective used to describe the noun 'house'.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Examples of proper nouns for the common noun 'house' are Little House of Chess Inc. in New York City or Little House Family Day Care in Los Angeles, CA.

Answer 4

Neither. "Little house" is a phrase.