Common Noun
A common noun is a name given to all things and persons.
Common Noun Examples
Long, long ago, in the country of Persia, there lived a man. He was a priest. His name was Nasruddin and he was very clever. One day Nasruddin went to his neighbor's house. His neighbor was a woman named Fatima. Nasiruddin entered her garden. He asked, "May I borrow a ladder?" "Of course," said Fatima.
In the above passage the words man, priest, house, and woman are common nouns because a common noun is a name given to all things and persons. Here man, priest, house, and woman are the names common to things or persons.
Note: Common nouns are sometimes used as proper nouns.
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Proper noun
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Man (name of all persons) Girl (name of all girls) City (name of all cities) River (name of all rivers)
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Rahim, Karim (name of particular persons) Runa, Luna, Rupa (name of particular girls) Dhaka, London, Makkah (name of particular cities) Padma, Meghna (name of particular rivers)
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