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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Common nouns as proper nouns

Would you add "the" in front of common nouns used as proper nouns? Which sentence is correct with this question in mind?

Juliet's Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character.

Juliet's nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character.

We all know that the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character.

We all know Nurse is the best character in "Romeo and Juliet."
  

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Juliet's nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character. ) We all know that the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character. )

  • Juliet's nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character.
  • ) We all know that the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character.
  • )
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Juliet's nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character. (This reference is not the role.)
We all know that the Nurse in "Romeo and Juliet" is the best character. (This reference is the name of the role as a character in the play.)

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