 | William Swinton - 1874 - 118 pages
...name of a particular river. Such nouns are in grammar termed PROPER NOUNS. 2. What is a Proper Noun ? A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or object. EXERCISE 18. a. Copy the following sentences, and draw a line under each Proper Noun : 1. We... | |
 | John Charles Curtis - 1876 - 136 pages
...tree, book. The noun is the name-word. 13. Nouns are divided into two classes, Proper and Common. 14. A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing, as, Henry, Paris, Excalibur. (Expl.) The word Henry is a proper noun, hecause it can be used to denote... | |
 | A.S. Barnes & Co - 1887 - 166 pages
...MODIFICATIONS. 12O. KINDS OF NOUNS. A noun is a name. There are two kinds of nouns, proper and common. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing. A common noun is the name of any one of a class of objects. Common nouns include the following special... | |
 | Judson Perry Welsh - 1889 - 292 pages
...noun is a name given in common to everything of the same class; as, boy, dog, city. DEFINITION. — A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing ; as, Charles, Carlo, Boston. CAPITAL LETTER RULE. — Proper nouns and words derived from .them should... | |
 | William D. Hall - 1897 - 220 pages
...can think about but can not perceive with the senses ; as, bravery, habiL. _• 20. The Proper Noun. A Proper Noun Is the name of a particular person, place, or thing ; as, Henry Congress Chicago Ohio EXERCISE. 21. (a) Write five nouns that are names of particular cities... | |
 | Eli J. Hoenshel - 1899 - 328 pages
...PROPERTIES. 1. A noun is the name of anything. 2. Nouns are divided into Proper Nouns and Common Nouns. 8. 'A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are not subdivided. 4. A Common Noun is a general name, and can be applied to any one... | |
 | Eli J. Hoenshel - 1899 - 204 pages
...grades, should be continued. LESSON I. 1. A Noun is the name of anything; as, London, city, man, hope. 2. A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing ; as, Charles, London, Towser. 3. A Common Noun is a general name, and can be applied to any one of... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, George Lyman Kittredge - 1900 - 336 pages
...One's own name, then, is a " proper " name. Learn : — Nouns are either Proper Nouns or Common Nouns. A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing. A Common Noun is a name which may be applied to any one of a class of persons, places, or things. A... | |
 | 1900 - 344 pages
...One's own name, then, ia a " proper " name. Learn : — Nouns are either Proper Nouns or Common Nouns. A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing. A Common Noun is a name which may be applied to any one of a class of persons, places, or things. A... | |
 | Oscar Israel Woodley, Myra Soper Woodley, George Rice Carpenter - 1902 - 186 pages
....Congress gave Admiral Dewey a sword. SUMMARY Nouns are divided into two classes, — Proper and Common. A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing. A Common Noun is the name of a class of persons or things. A common noun may be merely a class name,... | |
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Nouns. A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing. A... 
