In the sentence:
We visited a museum in the afternoon.
Which are the common nouns vs proper noun?
Is We a common noun or just a pronoun?
Thanks
We is a pronoun -- not a noun.
The common nouns are museum and afternoon. There are no proper nouns in this sentence.
Check this site for more information.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/noun.htm
In the sentence "We visited a museum in the afternoon," "museum" is a common noun, while "afternoon" and "we" are both common nouns and pronouns respectively.
To determine whether "We" is a common noun or a pronoun, you can look at its role in the sentence and its definition. In this case, "We" is used as the subject of the sentence, which indicates that it is functioning as a pronoun. Pronouns are words that replace nouns, in this case representing the group of people who visited the museum.
To distinguish between common nouns and proper nouns, you should consider whether the noun refers to a general or specific entity. A common noun refers to any member of a class of people, places, or things, whereas a proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. In this sentence, "museum" is a common noun because it refers to any museum in general, while "afternoon" is also a common noun because it refers to any afternoon in general.
If you wanted to change "museum" to a proper noun, you would replace it with the actual name of a specific museum, like "The Louvre" or "The Museum of Modern Art."