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.
"Tusks of an elephant" is a proper term used to refer to the elongated, continuously growing teeth found in the elephant's mouth. It is the correct anatomical term.
if you are talking about if it is a common noun or a proper noun, it is a proper noun.
Common is not a noun. If a common noun is part of a name, it becomes a proper noun. Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things. Pronouns always replace proper and common nouns.
Samantha is a proper noun when used as a name for a specific person.
The common noun is person; the proper nouns are Spaniard and Spain.
Pean 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.
Elephant tusks are made of ivory.
The possessive form for the tusks and ears of an elephant is the elephant's tusks and ears.
The possessive form is the elephant's tusks and ears.Example sentence:The rain was dripping from the elephant's tusks and ears.
Yes, if you are referring to the tusks belonging to many elephants. If the tusks belong to one elephant, it would be 'elephant's'.
The possessive form is "the elephant's tusks and ears".
The African elephant
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.
An elephant with tusks.
They are tusks.
Example sentence: The elephant's tusks and ears were large.
Yes and no. Both genders of the African elephants have tusks but the female Asian elephant does not have tusks, unlike the male Asian elephant.
Elephant tusks are now the target of poachers.