Posted by Tracy on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 8:17am.
No, it is a common noun. Now if it had been "...Sam Jones, a poor person, may someday live ..." Sam Jones would be a proper noun, but person would be a common noun used as a describer.
No, those are not proper nouns, they are not the name of anyone or thing.
no it has to be a specific name
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