Understanding Proper and Common Nouns

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Noun

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of a person, place, thing, or idea

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Common noun

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name for a person, place, or thing

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Proper noun

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name of a person, place, or thing

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Example of common noun

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city

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Example of proper noun

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Paris

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Capitalization rule for proper nouns

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capitalized

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Capitalization rule for common nouns

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capitalized unless at sentence start

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"dog" as a noun type

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noun

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"Fido" as a noun type

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noun

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"country" as a noun type

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noun