Tell me what words are common and which are proper nouns if theyre not common tell me why and give me a word with the same meaning, countries, capitals, history, maps, contienents, wars, cities, cultures, customs, religon, islands, armys, leaders, transpotations, governments, politics, foods, and economics. Thanks
2007-09-05 13:55:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A common noun would be Girl a proper noun would be Sarah.they don't mean the same because girl can mean any girl while Sarah means Sarah. Girl also could mean a new person in the convo.
2007-09-05 14:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by 8Melody8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common nouns are nouns that aren't proper nouns.
Proper nouns are nouns that refer to countries, capitals, history, maps, contienents, wars, cities, cultures, customs, religon, islands, armys, leaders, transpotations, governments, politics, foods, and economics.
Hope this has cleared things up.
2007-09-05 14:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by Coach McGuirk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Proper nouns are the names of things. Johnny, California, America are proper nouns. Boy, state, country are common nouns because they can apply to more than one of the same kind of thing. (Yes, I know that there may be more than one boy called Johnny but it still refers to a specific person.)
2007-09-05 14:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is capitalized in a proper noun so countries are proper nouns words like bed and table are common nouns.
2007-09-05 14:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A common noun is any person, place or thing.
Examples: president, island, dictionary
A proper noun is a specific person, place or thing.
Examples: President Bush, Long Island, Webster's Dictionary
2007-09-05 14:05:37 · answer #5 · answered by ♂ ♫ Timberwolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theist is a common noun. I love it so much when fundies think they've totally pwned us by making some silly statement. Makes me all warm inside There are no formal and informal terms, they only have one. edit: Does this mean you will be a better troll? This is your first question that actually gave me some laughter I suppose. (you admit that you are unsuccessful?)
2016-04-03 05:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some common nouns:
Plate
Glass
Car
Penis
Fingernail
Widget
Some proper nouns:
Minneapolis
Empire State Building
White House
Iceland
John Smith
You should be able to tell the difference without me explaining it.
2007-09-05 14:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
common - boat, house, pencil, cat, dog.
Proper - Tom, Dick, Harry, Jane, London, Phoenix.
2007-09-05 13:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋