Question

Monkey is proper noun or common noun

Answer 1

it is a common noun as it refers to all the monkeys...

Answer 2

A common noun is a noun which is non-specific, unlike proper noun. The common like includes words like girl, country. City and so forth. These examples are non-specific as it can refer to any country, girl or city. Also, a common noun, unlike a proper noun, it is not capitalized.

Proper nouns are the type of noun which name item specifically and that it begins with a capital letter. It is indistinct to the common noun.

Examples of the proper noun are:

1. My name is Aliza.  

2. I want to eat chocolate ice cream.

Hence, proper nouns indicate a specific person, place, or thing.

Therefore, a monkey is a common noun as it can refer to any type of monkey and also it is not capitalized.