Sample Sentences forproper noun (editor-reviewed)
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A common noun refers to a class of entity (e.g., girl) whereas a proper noun refers to an individual entity (e.g., Isabella).proper noun = part-of-speech for a name
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The example will be clearer if you can use a well-known proper noun instead of a common noun.proper noun = name
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Scrabble rules do not permit using proper nouns.proper nouns = names of people, places, or organizations
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That's a capital A. But usually you'll see a small a. You only have capitals at the beginning of a word, and only if it's the start of a sentence, or if it's a proper noun, like a name. (source)proper noun = a name for an individual person, place, or organization
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I, a singular proper noun, would go on, if always in a conditional tense. (source)proper noun = part-of-speech for a name
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In Song of Solomon (1977), Toni Morrison's main family chooses names by allowing the family Bible to fall open, then pointing without looking at the text; whatever proper noun the finger points to, there's the name. (source)proper noun = name
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"Do you remember—," he began, and launched into a story that contained so many mysterious names and proper nouns that Clary didn't even bother trying to follow it. (source)proper nouns = names
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This custom, perhaps, has paved the way for another: that of making given names of any proper nouns that happen to strike the fancy.† (source)
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They invariably capitalize such terms as /Government/, /Prime Minister/ and /Society/, when used as proper nouns; they capitalize /Press/, /Pulpit/, /Bar/, etc., almost as often.† (source)
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She writes about general trends rather than proper noun-based events.†proper noun = name
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