Is snake a common noun or proper noun?

Answer 1

The noun 'snake' is a common noun, a word for any snake of any kind, anywhere.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

• Snake Valley, VIC Australia (pop. 329)
• Snake River, a tributary of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest
• Snake Mountain Road, Blue Ridge, GA
• Snake Pass Inn, High Peak, Bamford, UK
• "The Snake, The Crocodile, and the Dog", a novel by Elizabeth Peters

Answer 2

The noun 'platypus' is a common noun, a general word for a type of egg laying mammal.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, Perry the Platypus character in the Animated TV Series 'Phineas and Ferb' or Platinum Platypus, Inc. (graphic designs) in Northport NY.

Answer 3

Alligators 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 4

Usually common, unless it's the name of something. A bar named Alligators would be a proper noun.

Answer 5

The noun 'lizard' is a common noun, a general term for a type of reptile; a word for any lizard of any kind.

Answer 6

A common noun

Answer 7

Proper noun