Proper, collective and material nouns as common nouns
Proper nouns as common nouns:
Proper nouns become common nouns if they are compared.
Construction : Determiner + Proper noun
Examples :Nazrul is the Byron of Bangladesh.
Dhaka university is called the Oxford of the East.
Munir Chowdhury is our Shakespeare.
Collective nouns as common nouns:
Collective nouns become common nouns if nationality words are added before them.
Construcion : (Determiner) + nationality + Collective noun
Examples :The Bangladesh cricket team is very strong now.
A British gang attacked a Spanish helicopter.
The American army occupied Afghanistan.
Material nouns as common nouns:
Material nouns become common nouns if they express whole or totality.
Construction : The + Material noun + of + noun
Examples : 1. The water of the pond is dirty.
2. The gold of the ring is pure.
3. The cotton of the dress is soft.
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