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Lecture 1.1 Common and Proper Nouns

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A common noun can be a person, place, or thing.
teacher(person) museum(place) notebook(thing)

A common noun is a person, place, or thing.

A proper noun is a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized to show that they are important.

A proper noun is a noun that names a person, place, or thing specifically. Proper nouns are capitalized to display that they are important.

Here are some examples of common and proper nouns:

Common Nouns:
school
zoo
brother
city
day
cat

Proper Nouns:
Hickory Hills Elementary School
Memphis Zoo
Alexander
Tallahassee
Sunday
Sasha
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