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The compound noun 'Table Tennis' is a common noun, a general word for a type of game or sport.A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Jike Zhang, ITTF No. 1 Ranked Men's Table Tennis ChampionNational Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA)Robbins Table Tennis Specialties, Inc., Clinton Township, MI
The compound noun 'table tennis' is a common noun, a general word for a type of game or sport.A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Jike Zhang, ITTF No. 1 Ranked Men's Table Tennis ChampionNational Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA)Robbins Table Tennis Specialties, Inc., Clinton Township, MI
No, businessman is a common noun. It is only a proper noun when it is part of a proper name or title, such as Atlanta Businessman's Association or The Executive Businessman Magazine.
No golden retriever is a common noun, a word for a breed of dog. A proper noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. It is a proper noun when used as a name such as The Golden Retriever Breeders' Association. The dog's name is a proper noun. A dog breed using a proper noun such a German shepherd includes a proper noun.
Yes, tennis is a common noun.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title. A proper noun for the common noun association is the name of an association; for example:Association of Texas Professional Educators, Austin, TXThe American Seed Trade Association, Alexandria, VAAssociation Drive, Northwood, NH or West Association Street, Ellettsville, INThe Association (bar), Los Angeles, CA
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
The word 'table tennis' is a common noun, a word for any game of table tennis anywhere.A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Jiaqi Zheng of Northwestern Polytechnic University, the 2012 College National Table Tennis Women's Singles ChampionRobbins Table Tennis Specialties, Inc., Clinton Township, Michigan"Table Tennis: Steps To Success" by Richard McAfee
Yes, the word journal is a common noun, A proper noun would be the name of a journal, for example, The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
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