Question

Identify the common noun(s) and proper noun(s) in the following sentence:
The Portuguese were very happy after reaching India.
A) Portuguese-common noun.
B) Portuguese-proper noun
C) Happy- common noun
D) India- proper noun

Answer 1

Hint: Any person, place, object, or idea is named with a common noun. If they are at the beginning of a sentence, they are not capitalised. Proper nouns are names for particular individuals, locations, objects, or concepts. Proper nouns should be capitalised at all times. Karan, India, Hibiscus, Antarctica, Greenland are some examples.

Complete answer:
A noun is a word other than a pronoun that is used to identify people, places or things. In a simpler way, a noun can be said to be a naming word. The two broad categories of nouns are common nouns and proper nouns.

Let’s check which option is correct one,
From the sentence above, Portuguese and India are proper nouns. Portuguese is a proper noun because it defines a people from a certain country (Portugal). India on the other hand is a proper noun because it is a name of a country. In this case we are specific about the places hence the use of proper nouns. . The word happy is a common noun and falls broadly under the abstract noun which consists of names of feelings such as, happiness, pity, fear and courage. Therefore, Option B) Portuguese-proper noun and Option D) India- proper noun is correct

Portuguese and India are both names for people from a specific country and for a country. These two words are proper nouns. Since they are the names of specific objects or persons.

Thus option ‘B’ and option ‘D’ are the correct answers.

Note: We note that the proper nouns are actual names of people, places, mountains and rivers to mention but a few. On the other hand, common nouns are general names of objects and animals. The common nouns come under four categories: collective, abstract, and verbal.