A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
Examples of proper nouns for the common noun 'doctor' are:
doctor is a proper
common noun
Dr. Simon (or Doctor Simon) is a proper noun, the name of a specific person (real or fictional). A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; the noun Doctor is a title, the noun Simon is a name. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
No, the compound noun 'eye doctor' is a common noun, a general term for any physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye.A common noun is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun for the common noun 'eye doctor' is the name of a specific doctor.
Dr. Simon (or Doctor Simon) is a proper noun, the name of a specific person (real or fictional). A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; the noun Doctor is a title, the noun Simon is a name. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
The noun 'Dr. Williams' (or Doctor Williams) is a compound, proper noun, the name of a specific person.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.Examples of proper nouns for the common noun 'doctor' are:Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Doctor Phillips Boulevard, Orlando, FL"The Story of Doctor Dolittle" a novel by Hugh Lofting
The noun Dr. Cube (Doctor Cube) is a proper noun, the name of a specific person (real or fictional).
No, the compound noun 'medical doctor' is a common noun, a general word for any person licensed to practice medicine.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun for the common noun 'medical doctor' is the name and title of such a person, for example, Christiaan Barnard, MD or Elizabeth Blackwell, MD.
Yes
common noun
No, capitalization is not what forms a proper noun. There are some proper nouns that do not use capital letters (m&m's for example) and far too many people that capitalize incorrectly. A capital letter does not make it a proper noun. What determines that a noun is a proper noun is what the word is for. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. The noun "m&m's" is the name of a specific candy and a registered trademark, a proper noun. Common nouns are general words for people, places, and things. Proper nouns are the names of specific people, places, and things. The noun 'doctor' is a common noun; the noun Doctor Jonas Salk is a proper noun, the name of a specific person. The noun 'city' is a common noun; the noun New York City is a proper noun, the name of a specific place. The noun 'bridge' is a common noun; the noun Brooklyn Bridge is a proper noun, the name of a specific thing.