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Understanding Nouns: What They Are and How They Function in Language

Examples of Common and Proper Nouns Nouns are categorized into two main types: common and proper nouns. Common nouns are general names for people, places, things, or ideas and are not capitalized unless they start a sentence. Examples of common nouns include teacher, city, book, and happiness. On the other hand, proper nouns refer to specific individuals, places, organizations, or…