Question

Choose the proper noun(s) and common noun(s) from the following sentence:

George bought a bat.

a)George- Proper Noun
b)George- Common Noun
c)bat- Proper Noun
d)bat- Common Noun

Answer 1

Hint: Nouns are words that are used to identify people, places, things or animals. There are two main nouns- Proper nouns and Common nouns.

Complete step-by-step answer:

As given in the hint, we know that there are two main nouns-
Proper nouns are specific names of people, things, or organizations. They always start with a capital letter.
Example- John, The Ganga, India, etc.
Common nouns indicate the generic names used for people, things, animals, or places. They never begin with a capital letter.
Example- boy, river, country, etc.
In the above-given sentence, we know that ‘George and bat’ are nouns, as they are used to identify a person and a thing.
Now, let’s look at the given options-
Option a- ‘George- Proper noun’ is an appropriate option, as George is the name of a person and it also starts with the capital initial 'G'. Therefore, it is the correct option.
Option b- ‘George- Common noun’ is an inappropriate option, as George indicates the name of a particular person and begins with a capital initial ‘G’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option c- ‘bat- Proper noun’ isn't made specific to which bat is being referred to. If it's an animal or a cricket bat. Also, it does not begin with a capital initial. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option d- ‘bat- Common noun’ is an appropriate option, as a bat is the generic name of an animal or a thing. Hence, it is the correct option.
The correct answers are Option ‘a’ and ‘d’.

Note: Proper noun is a further specialization of a common noun. For example, 'George' is definitely a male, either a boy or a man. Both the words are Common nouns but George is a specific name given to that male.