Types of nouns

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There are two types of nouns: proper and common nouns.

The proper nouns has two different features:

-it names a specific item

-it begins with a capital letter                                                                

Example: Tina offered Antonio one of her mother's homemade cookies but only an Oreo would satisfy his sweet tooth.

cookies = common noun; Oreo = proper noun.  

Common nouns                            Proper nouns

restaurant                                            Snoopy

school                                                 St.Joseph  teacher                                                Mrs.Lara

city                                                         Beirut

Country                                              Lebanon         

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