No, the noun 'rival' is a common noun, a word for any rival of any kind, of anyone.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
The word 'rival' is a noun, an adjective or a verb.The noun 'rival' is a word for a person or thing competing with another for the same objective; a competitorEXAMPLESAs a noun: Ours is a stadium without a rival.As an adjective: They are our rival businesses.As a verb: The Thames can rival any European river in beauty.
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Pencil proper or common noun
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.
Exxon is a proper noun
proper noun
Yes, the word 'Ali' is a proper noun, the name of a person.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun is always capitalized.
My rival for the prize has a very good submission.
proper noun
Proper noun
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
it's a common noun. a proper noun would be Spider-Man.