A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.
A common noun is a word for
anyperson, place, or thing.
A common noun is capitalized only when it is the first word in a sentence.
A proper noun isthe nameof a person, place, thing or a title. Each word of a proper noun is capitalized.
Examples:
My mom used to make
applejelly. Fiona
Appleis an American singer.
We went to the
lakefor a week this summer. Here is a map of
LakeMichigan.
We can paint the room
creamand yellow. We have some Ben & Jerry's Ice
Cream.
My
secretarycan make an appointment for you. John F. Kerry is the US
Secretaryof State.
Proper nouns are the unique names of people, places, or things. Common nouns are the words for general things.
Common nouns are nouns.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 thing.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.
A common noun is a general word for a person, a place, or a thing.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.Example common nouns:actorbeachcoffeedoctorempirefiregardenerharborintelligenceknightExample proper nouns: Al PacinoBermudaChock full o'NutsMichael DeBakeyEuropePontiac FirebirdErle Stanley GardnerHawaiiIntel CorporationKing Arthur
The word December is a proper noun; the common noun is month.
The two classifications are not opposites.There are concrete nouns (physical things) and abstract nouns (concepts or feelings).There are proper nouns (names) and common nouns (unnamed things).Nouns can be both concrete and proper:Cleveland is a concrete, proper noun - a city in Ohio.St. Louis Cathedral is a concrete, proper noun - the name of a church.Voltaire is a concrete, proper noun - the name of a famous writer.
A common noun is a word for any person, place, or thing.A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title. A proper noun is always capitalized.The similarity of common nouns and proper nouns is that they are words for a person, place, or a thing.
What is common between a proper noun and a common noun is that both are words for a person, a place, or a thing. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. A common noun is a word for any general person, place, or thing. For example: (proper noun) Abraham Lincoln; (common nouns) a man, a president, a person (proper noun) The Brooklyn Bridge; (common nouns) a bridge, a landmark, a thing (proper noun) Coca-Cola; (common nouns) a soda, a beverage, a product, a thing (proper noun) Denver; (common nouns) a city, a place (proper noun) 'East of Eden' by John Steinbeck; (common nouns) a story, a title, a thing (proper noun) Spongebob Squarepants; (common nouns) a character, a cartoon, a thing (proper noun) France; (common nouns) a country, a place (proper noun) Grand Canyon; (common nouns) a canyon, a wonder of nature, a thing, a place
As a name of a road , Park Avenue', it is a proper noun, and both words star with a capital letter. However, when used separately, as 'the park, or 'the avenue', they are common nouns and so not need a capital letter.
It is a common noun. Proper nouns are names of nouns. Like Chicago, Mark, etc..
proper nouns are: him, her, they...
The common noun is person; the proper nouns are Spaniard and Spain.
Quite simply explain that nouns are the words for people, places or things. From there, if your child is ready for more information, you can explain the difference between common, collective, proper and abstract nouns.