Is clock a proper or common noun?

Answer 1

The noun 'time' is a common noun, a general word as defined by dictionary.com as:

"The system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another."

Or, the relations events have to each other regarding when they happened.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, Time magazine or Times Square in New York City.

Answer 2

The noun clock is a common noun, a word for any clock of any kind.

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

• Dr. Molly Clock, character on the TV series "Scrubs"
• Clock Hill Road, Burlington, NY
• Clock Tower Condominium, Brooklyn, NY
• "The Clocks" a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie
• "The Clock" 1956 movie with Judy Garland

Answer 3

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

Examples of proper nouns for the common noun 'time' are:

• Father Time (the fictional character that represents the ending year)
• Time Street, Memphis, TN 38128
• Time Magazine

Answer 4

yes i think