English-2
Grade-7
Easy

Question

Identify the underlined word if it is a common noun or proper noun.
The clerk reached the office very late today.

  1. Common noun
  2. Proper noun

hintHint:

A Noun is a part of speech used to name people, places or any object. There are different kinds of nouns such as Proper nouns, Common nouns, Abstract nouns, Collective nouns, and Material nouns.

The correct answer is: Common noun


    The word Clerk is a common Noun.
    A proper noun is used for specific names and is something particular in nature. For example, the Name of a city(Mumbai) and the Name of a Mountain(Mount Everest) etc. are Proper Nouns.
    On the other hand, A common noun is used to name general things. For example, words like City and Mountain are common nouns.
    The word Clerk is a general word and does not mean anything specific, that's why it is a common noun.

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