Common nouns can name buildings: house, school, store, restaurant, gas station
Common nouns can name outdoor places: park, ocean, state, city, river, country, mountain range
Common nouns can name rooms in a building: kitchen, living room, bedroom, rest room, courtroom
Whenever you use a common noun to name a location, you begin the word with a lower-case letter.
▶Now you try it. In this sentence, find the three common nouns that name places: After leaving school, John walked to the park closest to his house. Did you find three common nouns that name places? Good for you!