No, the noun smelt fish is a common noun, a word for any smelt fish.
A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
The word 'fish' is a common noun, a general word for any of a large group of cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:Dr. Bernard G. Fish, Pediatric Cardiology, Hawthorne, NYFish Lake, IndianaThe Golden Fish Bar, London, UK"One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. SeussThe word 'fish' is also a verb and an adjective.
The noun 'hamachi' is a common noun as a word for a type of fish used for sushi. The noun 'Hamachi' is a proper noun as the name of a computer software.
The noun 'puffer fish' is a common noun, a general word for a type of fish.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, Bloat the puffer fish in the animated movie 'Finding Nemo'.
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The noun 'books' is a common noun, a general word for any books of any kind.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place or thing.A proper noun for the common noun 'books' is the name of the books; for example, "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy or "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss.The word 'books' is also the third person, singular of the verb to book.
The noun 'book' is a common noun, a general word for any book of any kind.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place or thing.A proper noun for the common noun 'book' is the name of a book; for example, "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy or "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss. The word 'book' is also a verb: book, books, booking, booked.The word 'book' is also a verb: book, books, booking, booked.
No, the word she is not a proper noun. It is a pronoun. The word Shea is a proper noun.
The noun 'books' is a common noun, a general word for any books of any kind.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place or thing.A proper noun for the common noun 'books' is the name of the books; for example, "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy or "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss.The word 'books' is also the third person, singular of the verb to book.
The noun 'fish' is a countable noun as a word for live or individual fishes.The noun 'fish' is an uncountable noun as a word for a food substance.
The noun 'fish' is a countable noun as a word for live or individual fishes.The noun 'fish' is an uncountable noun as a word for a food substance.
The noun 'Maltese' is a proper noun, a word for the language of Malta; a word for a person of or from the island of Malta.The noun 'Malta' is a proper noun a the name of a specific place.A noun based on a proper noun is also a proper noun.The word 'Maltese' is also a proper adjective, a word used to describe a noun as of or from the island of Malta.
The word 'was' is not a noun.The word 'was' is a verb, the past tense of the verb to be.The verb 'was' functions as an auxiliary verb (or helping verb).The verb 'was' functions as a linking verb.A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.A common noun is a general word for a person, a place, or a thing.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.EXAMPLESJohn was at home.The word 'John' is a proper noun, the name of a person.The word 'was' is a simple, past tense verb.A fish was swimming in the pond.The word 'fish' is a common noun, a general word for a thing.The word 'pond' is a common noun, a general word for a thing.The word 'was' is an auxiliary verb for the main verb 'swimming'.Starbucks was open.The word 'Starbucks' is a proper noun, the name of a company.The word 'was' is a linking verb, the adjective 'open' restates the subject noun 'Starbucks' (Starbucks = open).