A proper noun is the name used for a particular person, place or thing, and spelt with a capital initial letter, e.g. Anderson Britain A common noun is a name common to a class of people, things or abstract ideas, e.g. boy, tiger, water. Common nouns can be further divided into individual nouns(e.g. boy, house, tiger collective nouns(e.g. family, team) material nouns(e. g. air, tea, snow), abstract nouns(e.g. glory, failure education)A proper noun is the name used for a particular person, place or thing, and spelt with a capital initial letter, e.g. Anderson, Britain A common noun is a name common to a class of people, things or abstract ideas, e.g. boy, tiger, water. Common nouns can be further divided into individual nouns (e.g. boy, house, tiger ), collective nouns (e.g. family, team), material nouns (e.g. air, tea, snow), abstract nouns (e.g. glory, failure , education)