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  • Common and Proper Noun

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      Nouns

      Nouns are the words that names people, place, animal and things. Around us we see so many things. Everything that we see has some name. Example: computer, blackboard, chalk, book, teacher etc.

       

      Common Noun

      Common nouns are the general or generic name of person, place, animal and things. Example: tree, man, mountain, box etc. Common noun is only capitalized if it is part of a title or it is used in the beginning of sentence.

       

      Proper Noun

      Proper nouns are the specific or particular name of person, place, animal and things. Example: Dia, Mt. Everest, Delhi etc. Proper noun is always capitalized.



      Let’s notice the difference in the below table:

      Common Noun

      Proper Noun

      coffee shop

      Coffee home

      jeans

      Wrangler

      river

      Ganga

      country

      India

      school

      Amity International

       

       

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