THE NOUN AND THE PRONOUN
FOR the plural of nouns see Chapter III.
The classes to which nouns belong are distinguished as follows:
A _common_ noun is the name given to an object to denote the class to
which it belongs; as, _book_, _man_.
A _proper_ noun is the name given to a particular object to distinguish
it from others of the same class; as, _Mary_, _Republicans_, _England_.
Proper nouns should always be capitalized.
A _collective_ noun is a name which in the singular denotes a
collection. It is usually plural in idea but singular in use; as,
_congregation_, _crowd_.
An _abstract_ noun is the name denoting a quality of an object; as,
_power_, _purity_, _strength_.
A _verbal_ noun is the name of an action. As its name suggests, it is
made from a verb; as, _Sweeping_ is good exercise.
=Exercise 75=
In the following sentences supply necessary capital letters. Explain why
the same word in one expression needs a capital and in another does not.