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Common Nouns Vs Proper Nouns

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Common Nouns Vs Proper Nouns

What is a common noun?

A common noun is a word that represents a person, place, animal, or thing in a generic sense.

For example, city, bus, car, cat, dog, train, etc. are all common nouns.

Important Points

  1. To determine if something is a common noun, ask yourself, “What is it?”
  2. Common nouns are typically not capitalized unless they start a sentence, where capitalization is necessary.

What is a proper noun?

A proper noun is a word that names a particular person, place, animal, or thing.

Examples: Delhi, BEST bus, Toyota, Kitty, Tommy, Rajdhani Express, etc. are all proper nouns.

Example Sentences:

  1. Sarah Visited Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower. (Sarah, Paris, and Eiffel Tower are all proper nouns)
  2. Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas. (Mount Everest and Himalayas are proper nouns)
Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following is a proper noun?
cat
London
book
tree
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Question 2
Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “I am craving Oreos.”
I
am
craving
Oreos
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Question 3
Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “My favorite movie is The Avengers.”
favorite
movie
The Avengers
is
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Question 4
Which of the following is a proper noun?
apple
president
Tokyo
table
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Question 5
State whether the following statement is True or False.
“A common noun is always capitalized in a sentence.”
True
False
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  1. Which of the following is a proper noun?
    1. cat
    2. London ✅
    3. book
    4. tree
    Explanation:

    Option (b) London is the correct option.

  2. Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “I am craving Oreos.”
    1. I
    2. am
    3. craving
    4. Oreos ✅
    Explanation:

    Option (d) Oreos is the correct option as it is the name of a cookie.

  3. Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “My favorite movie is The Avengers.”
    1. favorite
    2. movie
    3. The Avengers ✅
    4. is
    Explanation:

    Option (c) The Avengers is the correct option.

  4. Which of the following is a proper noun?
    1. apple
    2. president
    3. Tokyo ✅
    4. table
    Explanation:

    Option (c) Tokyo is the correct option.

  5. State whether the following statement is True or False.
    “A common noun is always capitalized in a sentence.”
    1. True
    2. False ✅
    Explanation:

    Option (b) is the correct option because a common noun is capitalized only when it appears at the beginning of a sentence.

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