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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Proper and abstract nouns

what is an example of a proper and an abstract noun?
  

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing: Mister Micawber, Chicago, the Eiffel Tower. An abstract noun is something that cannot be accessed with the 5 senses: happiness, beauty, length .

  • A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing: Mister Micawber, Chicago, the Eiffel Tower.
  • An abstract noun is something that cannot be accessed with the 5 senses: happiness, beauty, length .
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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing: Mister Micawber, Chicago, the Eiffel Tower.

An abstract noun is something that cannot be accessed with the 5 senses: happiness, beauty, length.

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