a gulf is common but something like the Gulf of Mexico is proper. When you are referring to a specific gulf it becomes proper.
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
The noun freeway is not a proper noun. The noun freeway is a common noun, a general word for any freeway anywhere. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Examples of proper nouns for the common noun freeway are the Gulf Freeway, Galveston, Texas or the Antelope Valley Freeway in California.
Common
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
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The noun 'gulf' is a commonnoun unless it is the name of a specific gulf.In the term 'gulf countries', the noun 'gulf' is used as an adjective (a function called an attributive noun) to describe the common noun 'countries'.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. For example:Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain are PesianGulf countries.China and Vietnam are the Gulf of Tonkincountries.
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
The noun freeway is not a proper noun. The noun freeway is a common noun, a general word for any freeway anywhere. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Examples of proper nouns for the common noun freeway are the Gulf Freeway, Galveston, Texas or the Antelope Valley Freeway in California.
Common
Yes, "gulf" is a noun. It refers to a large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, or a deep chasm or gap between two areas of land.
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
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Proper noun
Pencil proper or common noun
it's a common noun. a proper noun would be Spider-Man.
Proper noun or common noun
The noun cassette is a common noun.