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Nouns - some confusion (iron vs rod)



 
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Nouns - some confusion (iron vs rod) #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 03, 2008 16:48 pm   Nouns - some confusion (iron vs rod)
 

Hi,

I have confusion while identifying the nouns.

1. I purchased one iron rod.
iron - Material Noun.
rod - Common Noun.

2. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.
Jaipur - Proper Noun.
Capital - Common Noun.
Rajasthan - Proper Noun.

3. A herd of elephants destroyed the village.
herd- Collective Noun.
elephant - Common Noun.
village - Common Noun.

4. Gold is a precious metal.
Gold - Material Noun.
Metal - Common Noun.

Am I correct?
Pl. help me.

Debasish Joardar.
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Nouns - some confusion (iron vs rod) #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 03, 2008 16:58 pm   Nouns - some confusion (iron vs rod)
 

Looks fine to me. Where did you take these exercises from, are they part of a homework assignment?
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