A common noun is a general Word for any person, place, or thing.
A common noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
Example functions in a sentence:
- The cat has found something. (the common noun 'cat', a thing, is the subject of the sentence)
- We brought some of the wine that mother likes. (the common noun 'mother', a person, is the subject of the relative clause)
- Today, we baked cookies. (the common noun 'cookies', things, is the direct object of the verb 'baked')
- We had fun at the beach. (the noun 'beach', a place, is the object of the preposition 'at')
