Question

Q. Underline the common nouns and encircle the proper nouns in the sentences
given below:
1. Reena and Rahul are best friends.
2. I am proud of my country India.
3. We visited the National Science Centre yesterday.
4. Asia is the largest continent in the world.
5. We buy milk from a store called , ‘Everyday’.
6. Gujrat is known for its handicrafts.
7. Himalayas are the youngest and tallest mountains.
8. I take a bus to my school in the mornings.
9. My cousins visited us from Jaipur.
10. The train leaves for Mumbai in the evening.

Answer 1

1. Reena and Rahul are best friends.

Proper nouns : Reena, Rahul

Common nouns : Friends.

2. I am proud of my country India.

Proper noun : India

Common noun : Country

3. We visited the National Science Centre yesterday.

Proper noun : National Science Centre

No common noun

4. Asia is the largest continent in the world.

Proper noun : Asia

Common noun : continent, world

5. We buy milk from a store called , ‘Everyday’.

Proper noun : Everyday (here everyday is the name of a store)

Common noun : Store

6. Gujarat is known for its handicrafts.

Proper noun : Gujarat

Common noun : Handicrafts

7. Himalayas are the youngest and tallest mountains.

Proper noun : Himalayas

Common noun : mountains

8. I take a bus to my school in the mornings.

No proper noun

Common noun : Bus, school, mornings

9. My cousins visited us from Jaipur.

Proper noun : Jaipur

Common noun : cousins

10. The train leaves for Mumbai in the evening.

Proper noun : Mumbai

Common noun : Train, evening

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Proper nouns are those nouns which talk about a particular place, person, animal or thing.

Common nouns are those nouns which give a general outlook of something.

Answer 2

Common and proper nouns:

1. Proper nouns : Reena, Rahul

Common nouns : Friends

2. Proper noun : India

Common noun : Country

3. Proper noun : National Science Center

4. Proper noun : Asia

Common noun : Continent

5. Proper noun : Everyday

Common noun : Store

6. Proper noun : Gujarat

Common noun : Handicrafts

7. Proper noun : Himalayas

Common noun : Mountains

8. Common noun : School

9. Proper noun : Jaipur

Common noun : Cousins

10. Proper noun : Mumbai

Common noun : Train

Explanation:

• The common noun is a noun that defines the generic idea, place, people and things. The proper noun is a noun that defines the specific idea, place, people and things.
• The common nouns may not always start with capital letter whereas proper nouns start with capital letter.
• Sometimes, the proper nouns have two words which is called as compound nouns.