Use common and proper nouns
1st Grade English practice: Which word is a proper noun: dog or Max. Part of nouns and verbs (Nouns and Verbs).
~8 min
A common noun names any person, place, animal, or thing. A proper noun names a special one and starts with a capital letter.
What is a common noun?
The dog ran to the park.
A common noun is a word for any person, place, animal, or thing. It does not name one special one.
💡 If you can point to many of them, it is usually a common noun.