No, the word 'box' is a common noun, a general word for a usually rectangular container.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:
wood is not a proper noun
Common noun
No, the compound noun 'pencil box' is a concrete noun, a word for a physical object.
proper
No, mom is a common noun, a general word for any female parent.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title.When the noun 'mom' is used as a title when speaking to or writing to a specific person, the noun 'Mom' is a proper noun.
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"Box" is a common noun because it refers to a general, nonspecific object. If the noun is capitalized as in "Box," then it would function as a proper noun, likely referring to a specific brand, company, or person.
proper
The compound noun 'iron box' is a common noun, a general word for any box made of iron.
The compound noun 'iron box' is a common noun, a general word for any box made of iron.
It is a common noun if you're talking about a bear cub, or another baby animal. If you're talking about a person named Cub, then it's a proper noun. Also, if you're talking about the Chicago Cubs, that's a proper noun.
A proper noun is the name of a person, a place, a thing, or a title. The title "The Princess and the Tin Box" itself is a proper noun. The name of the author, James Thurber, is a proper noun. (And we haven't even started the story yet.) Within the text, "Her nursery looked like Cartier's window.", the word Cartier's is a proper noun, the name of a specific company.
No, the noun 'road' is a common noun, a general word for a type of thoroughfare; a word for any road anywhere.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.Example uses of the noun 'road':common noun: The mail box is at the end of this road.proper noun: The mail box is at the end of Mason Road.proper noun: The name of the movies is, 'The Road To Shanghai'.proper noun: We can meet at Murphy's Road House.
The noun 'road' is a common noun, a general word for a type of thoroughfare; a word for any road anywhere.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.Example uses of the noun 'road':common noun: The mail box is at the end of this road.proper noun: The mail box is at the end of Mason Road.proper noun: The name of the movies is, 'The Road To Shanghai'.proper noun: We can meet at Murphy's Road House.
The compound noun 'big box' is a common noun, a word for any big box of any kind.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:Big Box Storage Inc., San Diego, CASupermercado Big Box, Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrasilThe Big Box Pub & Grill Inc Slingerlands, NY"Big Box of Little Pookie" (children's book), by Sandra Boynton
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
Pencil proper or common noun