Types of Nouns
Nouns are of 2 types
- Proper Nouns
They have a name- Common Nouns
They do not have a name
Example
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John lives in London
Here John and London are proper nouns
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John lives in city
Here John is a proper noun
city is a common noun as it does not have a name
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Boy lives in a city
Here boy and city both are common noun(as they do not have a name)
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PROPER NOUN |
COMMON NOUN |
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They are specific (have a name) |
They are not specific (does not have a name) |
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Example Sachin Tendulkar India Priyanka Chopra |
Example cricketer country a girl |
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Note:- They are always in Capital letters |
Note:- They are normally not in Capital letters |
QUESTIONS
Find Common and Proper Nouns
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Amit works in a company
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Amit - Proper Noun
company - Common Noun
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Amit works at Google
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Amit - Proper Noun
Google - Proper Noun
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Vijay Chopra is my boss
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Vijay Chopra - Proper Noun
Boss - Common Noun
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Tokyo is the capital of Japan
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Tokyo - Proper Noun
Japan - Proper Noun
capital - Common Noun
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Pepsi is the competitor of Coca-cola
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Pepsi - Proper Noun
Coca-cola - Proper Noun
competitor - Common Noun
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Modi is the prime minister of India
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Modi - Proper Noun
India - Proper Noun
prime minister - Common Noun