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Examples Help! Definition and Meaning of a
Common Noun
A noun is the
name of any person, place or thing as John, London or book. All
nouns then fall into two classifications - common or proper. But
what is a Common noun? The meaning or definition of a
Common noun is as follows:
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Definition &
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A Common noun
always begins with a small letter (unless it is at the beginning
of a sentence). A common or general word. An example of the
common noun - A girl and her dog
played in the park. |
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Definition &
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A
Proper noun
A Proper noun
always begins with a capital letter, such as John
or London - those that NAME specific
things, people or places.
Examples Help!
List of Common Nouns
This list of
English examples will prove useful when learning about different
parts of speech:
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List |
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cat |
dog |
boy |
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girl |
park |
table |
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chair |
cake |
chocolate |
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Common and Proper
nouns
This list of
examples will clarify the difference between a common and a
proper noun:
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The plumber is called John
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The nurse is called Nicky
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They come from a country called
England
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They live in a county called Surrey
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John and Nicky drink
coffee from Starbucks
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They
eat burgers from
McDonalds
The Noun Game
Looking for a
worksheet, test, exercises or quiz game to test your
understanding? Check out
your knowledge and understanding of the different types by playing the Noun Game!
The Noun Game
Examples Help -
Understanding Common Nouns!
Understanding the different types of nouns is not very
difficult, but it is made daunting because of the seemingly
complicated names! Just glancing through this page provides a
fast overview of Common nouns. Remember that Common
nouns are the words used to define a group of people, animals or
inanimate things. For example, in the phrase a "flock of geese"
or a " pride of lions".
There are many such words that refer to animals. A group
of people can be described as an army, company or audience. |
