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  • what is  proper noun?
  • what is common  noun?
  • what  is  collective noun?
  • what  is  abstract noun/

  • Proper Noun : Proper noun is the name of a particular place or person. A proper noun names a specific item.It begins with a capital letter, no matter where it occurs in a sentence.
  • Common Noun : A common noun names general items, not a particular thing.
  • Collective Noun : Collective noun is a name given to a group or community which consist of objects which are similar in aspects.
  • Abstract Noun : Abstract Nouns are nouns which describe a quality, idea, thought, expression or any other state of being. They are immaterial, the things which cannot be seen or touched but only felt. Instances are childhood, justice, anger, etc.

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Proper Noun: Specific Name for Eg. Jacob is a name. Name of a PARTICULAR person. therefore JACOB is a PROPER noun.

TAJ MAHAL its the name of a PARTICULAR monument, therefore its a PROPER noun

 

Common Noun. we use this in common. instead of JACOB we can say BOY. here boy is not a SPECIFIC person. therefore BOY is a common Noun

city is COMON NOUN

Ranchi is PROPER noun

girl is Common Noun.

Radha is Proper noun

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Collective Noun: Its the name given to a 'group'

group of people... we call it CROWD (here crowd is a single word used for a group of people)

collection of keys; BUNCH (the term used for a group of keys)

group of soilders = ARMY

'group' of ship = FLEET

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 PROPER NOUN : IF A SPECIFIC NAME IS GIVEN TO A PARTICULAR OBJECT IT IS PROPER NOUN. EXAMPLE : INDIA GATE , GENIE                                     ETC.

COMMON NOUN : COMMON NOUN IS NOT A PARTICULAR NAME GIVEN. EXAMPLE : BOY , CITY  , ETC .

COLLECTIVE NOUN : A NAME GIVEN TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE , ANIMALS , BIRDS , THINGS IS COLLECTIVE NOUN . EXAMPLE :                                               CROWD , LOAF , PAIR , ETC.

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