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Example of Kinds of Nouns |
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EXAMPLE OF KINDS OF NOUNS:
- A common noun is the general name of a person, place, or thing.
- A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. .,
Nouns can be divided into two groups—common nouns and proper nouns. The word state is a common noun. It is the general name for many places. The word Texas is a proper noun. It is the name of a particular state in the United States. A proper noun begins with a capital letter. When a proper noun is made up of two or more words, such as the title of a book, only the important words begin with capital letters.
Common Nouns
- language
- patriot
- building
- park
- poet
- book
- street
- city
Proper Nouns
- Spanish
- Thomas Jefferson
- Empire State Building
- Yellowstone National Park
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
- The Call of the Wild
- Tryon Street
- Charlotte
A collective noun is the general name of a group of persons, animals, or things. The collective noun committee names a group of people. Herd and fleet are collective nouns that refer to animals and things.
Collective Nouns
- A convoy of ships sailed toward Europe.
- The crowd shouted angrily at the umpire.
- The judge spoke quietly to the jury.
- Our family went on a picnic
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