The noun 'grandmother' is a common noun, a word for any grandmother of anyone, anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; example:
No, both the nickname 'gran' and the noun 'grandmother' are common nouns, general words for a member of a family. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. The proper noun for 'gran' is the name of the grandmother. However, no one will criticize you if you wish to capitalize the noun 'gran' as a proper noun out of respect for your grandmother.
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
Common
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
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"Grandmother" is not a proper noun. It is a common noun that refers to a family relationship.
No, both the nickname 'gran' and the noun 'grandmother' are common nouns, general words for a member of a family. A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. The proper noun for 'gran' is the name of the grandmother. However, no one will criticize you if you wish to capitalize the noun 'gran' as a proper noun out of respect for your grandmother.
"Park Avenue" is a proper noun, because it is a place. Proper nouns like this should always be capitalized.
Common
It is a proper noun, because it is the name of a specific thing.
proper
Proper noun
it's a common noun. a proper noun would be Spider-Man.
Pencil proper or common noun
Proper noun or common noun
The noun cassette is a common noun.
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