Is Nose a common or proper noun?

Answer 1

The term 'red nosed' is not a noun, it is a compound adjective used to describe a noun, such as 'reindeer'.

The word 'red' is both a noun and an adjective. The noun 'red' is a common noun, a general word for a color.

Examples:

• I'm going to paint the chair red. (noun)
• He was riding a new red bicycle. (adjective)

The word 'nosed' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to nose. The past participle of the verb also functions as an adjective.

Examples:

• The bag of dog food spilled when the puppy nosed into it. (verb)
• A bulbous nosed clown was honking a big bulbous horn. (adjective)

Answer 2

Nose 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.

Answer 3

no, proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

Answer 4

common because its not the name of a person like John its not capitilized its red-nosed reindeer.

Answer 5

common noun