Question

Which choice best shows a proper noun replaced by a common noun, AND a common noun replaced by a proper noun? A) Day after day after day, the main street and the park in town stood deserted. B) My sister and I stayed in shady corners and in front of old plastic fans. C) Day after day after day, Main Street and the park in town stood deserted. D) Sid, my sister, and I stayed in shady corners and in front of old plastic fans.

Answer 1

B). My sister and I stayed in shady corners and in front of old plastic fans.(proper noun replaced by a common noun)

D). Sid, my sister, and I stayed in shady corners and in front of old plastic fans.(Proper noun replacing common noun)

Step-by-step explanation:

A proper noun is described as the noun that denotes a particular person, organization, place, animal, etc. while a common noun denotes a generic name of any member of a class, category, etc. The above sentence replaces the proper noun with a common noun(general name 'my sister' instead of being particular 'Sid') and a common noun with a proper noun(by naming the specific sister 'Sid' who is being talked about in the sentence). Thus, options B and D are the correct answers.