Nouns

• Common nouns - Names of things (places or objects)

• Proper nouns - Names of particular people, places or things

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Boris is this particular bat's name, so this is a proper noun

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave.

Bat and cave are naming words of things or places, so they are common nouns.

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave in the jungle.

Bat, cave and jungle are naming words of things or places, so they are common nouns.

Boris is a bat and he lives in a cave in the Amazon Jungle.

In this sentence, we know the specific jungle that Boris lives in. Because we know the name of the jungle it becomes a proper noun.

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