Example sentences with common nouns and proper nouns in bold:
The bridge to get to Brooklyn is called the Brooklyn Bridge.
We can pick up a pizza at Pizza Hut.
Fran and Frank have a new baby.
They gave me a beautiful book of photos of the Great Barrier Reef.
Aunt Jane made cookies for Jack and Jill.
Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights.
We took a trip to Florida for our vacation.
My father loved driving around in his Oldsmobile convertible.
The book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is still popular fifty yearsafter it was published.
California is a proper noun, the name of a specific place.The common noun for California is state.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title.A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing.
No. Proper nouns are specific items. That is, not just any [common noun] but a particular example of [common noun]. "Person" is not a proper noun, but the name of a specific person is a proper noun.If the phrase "a [noun]" is a reasonable one to use in a sentence, then it's probably not a proper noun. "A door" makes sense, so "door" is not a proper noun. "A pen" makes sense, so "pen" is not a proper noun. "A George Washington" seems a bit odd except in very specific sentences where you really mean something along the lines of "a person like George Washington", so "George Washington" is a proper noun.
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it is a proper noun.
A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing. A proper noun is is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title. common noun: boy proper noun: 'The Blue Boy', painting by Thomas Gainsborough common noun: cruise proper noun: Tom Cruise, actor common noun: bush proper noun: George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, US Presidents common noun: palm proper noun: Palm Beach, FL common noun: lakes proper noun: Land O' Lakes, WI and Land O' Lakes butter common noun: china proper noun: People's Republic of China common noun: dairy proper noun: Dairy Queen common noun: apple proper noun: Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA common noun: bridge proper noun: Golden Gate Bridge common noun: state proper noun: US Department of State common noun: war proper noun: 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy common noun: friends proper noun: 'Friends' TV series 1994-2004
The noun earth is a common noun as a word for the soft or granular material composing part of the surface of the globe; soil.The noun Earth is a proper noun as the name of the planet on which we live. The common noun for the proper noun Earth is planet.
The noun earth is a singular, concrete,common nounas a word forthe soft or granular material composing part of the surface of the globe; soil.The noun Earth is a singular, concrete,proper nounas a word for the planet on which we live.The noun earth is a common noun as a word for the soft or granular material composing part of the surface of the globe; soil; a word for any earth anywhere (on Earth).The noun Earth is a proper noun as the name of the planet on which we live; the name of a specific place. The common nounfor the proper noun Earth is planet.
The noun earth is a singular, concrete,common nounas a word forthe soft or granular material composing part of the surface of the globe; soil.The noun Earth is a singular, concrete,proper nounas a word for the planet on which we live.The noun earth is a common noun as a word for the soft or granular material composing part of the surface of the globe; soil; a word for any earth anywhere (on Earth).The noun Earth is a proper noun as the name of the planet on which we live; the name of a specific place. The common nounfor the proper noun Earth is planet.
The noun earth is a common noun as a word for the soft or granular material composing part of the surface of the globe; soil; a word for any earth anywhere (on Earth).The noun Earth is a proper noun as the name of the planet on which we live; the name of a specific place.The common noun for the proper noun Earth is planet.
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
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It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
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it's a common noun. a proper noun would be Spider-Man.
Proper noun or common noun