{"id":2301,"date":"2017-06-25T15:22:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T15:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2017-06-25T15:22:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T15:22:16","slug":"proper-nouns-common-nouns-and-collective-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/proper-nouns-common-nouns-and-collective-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Proper Nouns, Common Nouns and Collective Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Identify the proper nouns, common nouns and collective nouns in the following sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. The buffalo was attacked by a pride of lions.<\/p>\n<p>2. The boys are playing in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>3. Leave that hive of bees alone.<\/p>\n<p>4. My brother is a soldier.<\/p>\n<p>5. The teacher advised the students to work hard.<\/p>\n<p>6. The doctor asked the patient to quit smoking.<\/p>\n<p>7. The band of musicians delivered a brilliant performance.<\/p>\n<p>8. Somebody has let the cat in.<\/p>\n<p>9. One of his cousins lives in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>10. We are waiting for the train to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>11. James has done his homework.<\/p>\n<p>12. This bakery sells the best pastries in town.<\/p>\n<p>13. Rahul has borrowed a book from me.<\/p>\n<p>14. Supriya played the part of the queen in the play.<\/p>\n<p>15. A herd of elephants blocked the road.<\/p>\n<p>Answers<\/p>\n<p>1. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">buffalo<\/span> (common noun) was attacked by a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pride of lions<\/span> (collective noun).<\/p>\n<p>2. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">boys<\/span>\u00a0(common noun) are playing in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">garden<\/span> (common noun).<\/p>\n<p>3. Leave that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hive of bees<\/span>\u00a0(collective noun) alone.<\/p>\n<p>4. My <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">brother<\/span>\u00a0(common noun) is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">soldier<\/span> (common noun).<\/p>\n<p>5. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">teacher<\/span> (common noun) advised the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">students<\/span> (common noun) to work hard.<\/p>\n<p>6. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">doctor<\/span> (common noun) asked the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">patient<\/span>\u00a0(common noun) to quit smoking.<\/p>\n<p>7. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">band of musicians<\/span> (collective noun) delivered a brilliant <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">performance<\/span> (common noun)\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>8. Somebody has let the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cat<\/span> (common noun) in.<\/p>\n<p>9. One of his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cousins<\/span> (common noun) lives in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Canada<\/span> (proper noun).<\/p>\n<p>10. We are waiting for the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">train<\/span> (common noun) to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>11. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">James<\/span> (proper noun) has done his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">homework<\/span> (common noun).<\/p>\n<p>12. This <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bakery<\/span> (common noun) sells the best <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pastries<\/span> (common noun) in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">town<\/span> (common noun).<\/p>\n<p>13. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rahul<\/span> (proper noun) has borrowed a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">book<\/span> (common noun) from me.<\/p>\n<p>14. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Supriya<\/span> (proper noun) played the part of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">queen<\/span> (common noun) in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">play<\/span> (common noun).<\/p>\n<p>15. A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">herd of elephants<\/span> (collective nouns) blocked the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">road<\/span> (common noun).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the proper nouns, common nouns and collective nouns in the following sentences. 1. The buffalo was attacked by a pride of lions. 2. The boys are playing in the garden. 3. 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