Is chair a common noun or a proper noun?

Answer 1

The noun 'chair' is a common noun as a general word for any piece of furniture designed for sitting.

A common noun is a general word for any person, place, or thing.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

An examples of a proper noun for the common noun 'chair' are Red Chair on Warren (antiques) in Hudson, NY or Chair Avenue in Lexington, KY.

Answer 2

No, the compound noun 'lawn chair' is a common noun, a word for any lawn chair of any kind.

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

• Lawrence Walters, aka Lawn Chair Larry, San Pedro, CA
• Lawn Chair USA, Walthourville, GA
• Lafuma RSX Recliner Lawn Chair

Answer 3

A common noun is a general word for any person place or thing.

The noun 'chair' is a common noun as a general word for any piece of furniture designed for sitting.

A material noun is a word for something that other things are made from.

The noun 'chair' might be considered a material noun if, perhaps, you were building a fire.

Some standard material nouns (which are also common nouns) are:

• flour, sugar, aluminum, concrete, stone, cotton, wool, plastic, glass, etc.