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The common noun for "Joseph" is "man" or "person," as these terms refer to a general category rather than a specific individual. Common nouns denote general items, places, or concepts, while "Joseph" is a proper noun that names a specific individual.

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What nouns are there and what are they common proper abstract or collective Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce was a wise leader whose American Indian name means thunder over the mountains?

The nouns in the sentence are:Chief Joseph, proper, compound, concrete noun, the name of a specific person;Nez Perce, proper, compound, concrete noun, the name of a specific tribe, the name of a specific group of people;leader, common concrete noun, a general word for a person;name, common, abstract noun, a word for a concept; a word for a thing;thunder, common, concrete noun; a word for a thing;mountains, common, concrete; a word for things.Additionally:The compound word American Indian is designated by some dictionaries as a noun and an adjective, and by others as a noun only.As a noun, American Indian is a proper, compound, concrete noun, the name of a specific group of people.As a noun used to describe another noun (name), it's called an attributive noun or noun adjunct.There are no collective nouns in the sentence.


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Is 1969 a common noun or proper noun?

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Is Joseph a noun?

Yes the name Joseph is a noun. It is a proper noun.


What are some examples of common nouns in sentences?

First, a common noun is different from a proper noun. A proper noun is the name of a person or a place-- Joseph, Alaska, Maria, England. But a common noun is just a general word that is a thing or a group of things: "book" is a common noun, and so is "books." Another common noun is "apple," or "car," or "notebook," or "dishwasher." So, to use a common noun in a sentence is easy because there are so many of them: I was washing the dishes(common noun). I bought a new book (common noun) yesterday.


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Is natural common or proper noun?

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Street is a proper noun or common noun?

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What type of noun is nest?

A common noun.


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Is camels a proper or common noun?

Camel is a common noun.


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Is field a proper noun or a common noun?

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