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Thanksgiving is a Proper Noun because it is the name of a festival.
Yes, Thanksgiving Day is a proper noun, the name of a specific day.
You could say "holiday," but there isn't a specific common noun for Thanksgiving.
The noun "thanksgiving" (lower case t) is a common noun, a general word for an expression of gratitude; a word for any such expression. A common noun is capitalized only when it's the first word in a sentence.The noun "Thanksgiving" (capital T) is a proper noun, the name of a specific holiday. A proper noun is always capitalized.The common noun for the proper noun "Thanksgiving" is holiday, a general word for any day of celebration of any kind.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title.Some proper nouns that relate to Thanksgiving are:Thanksgiving (the name of a specific holiday, a proper noun is always capitalized)Plymouth ColonyWampanoag IndiansMacy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeButterball Turkey"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving""Planes, Trains, and Automobiles", best Thanksgiving movie
The proper noun (holiday) Thanksgiving has a normal S plural, Thanksgivings.
You capitalize Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade because it is a special event and a proper noun.
The proper adjective for the noun Navajo is Navajo.Example: The Navajo territory is spread over four US states.The proper adjective for the noun Inca is Incan.Example: We studied the Incan artifacts at the museum.The proper adjective for the noun Hinduism is Hindu.Example: There is a Hindu temple on Main Street.The proper adjective for the noun Celt is Celtic.Example: The tour included a visit to a Celtic ruin.The proper adjective for the noun Alaska is Alaskan.Example: Jack has a job on an Alaskan trawler.There is no adjective form for the proper noun Thanksgiving.Example: Grandma made a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner.The noun 'Thanksgiving' is used to describe the noun 'dinner'. A noun used to describe another noun is called an attributive noun.
Yes, the word Thanksgiving is a noun, a proper noun, the name of a specific holiday. The word Thanksgiving is also a singular, abstract, compound noun, a word made by combining the noun 'thanks' and the gerund 'giving'.
Parasite is not a proper noun. Proper nouns are names for specific people, places, events, and objects, such as Rover, California, Buick, Wednesday, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Proper nouns are capitalized. Parasite is a common noun because it refers to a type of creature.
At the beginning of a sentence and when it forms part of the proper noun. Example: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade