Common nouns name people, places, and things that don’t need to be capitalized.
Proper nouns are names for actual people, actual locations and buildings.
Common nouns are names for plain, unspecific people, places, and things.
A proper noun is Chicago, Illinois.
The common nouns are city and state.
A proper noun is Janet.
The common noun is sister.
A proper noun is Mrs. Smith.
The common noun is teacher.
A proper noun is Lincoln High School.
The common noun is building.
A proper noun is Rover.
The common noun is dog.
Almost everything we can see is a noun.
sky, house, airplane, ocean, river, dog, bird, sandwich, pencil, tree, car, boat, mother, doctor, shoe, store
Look around you and start naming all the common nouns that you can see in our world.
A common noun names an unspecific person, place, or thing. Do not capitalize common nouns.