What is the difference between common, concrete, proper nouns?

Answer: common noun is a noun that names a person place or thing but doesn't capitalize them if they're not the beginning of a sentence proper nouns name person place or thing but does require capital letters a concrete noun is what can be i dentified through 5 senses examples below: ... In the sentence above, the noun phone is a concrete noun: you can touch it, see it, hear it, and maybe even smell it or taste it.

A common noun is a word that describes a type of object or concept (1) (e. g. police, town, train, emotions, etc.), as opposed to proper nouns (e. g. Lincoln). A concrete noun is something one can physically observe (dirt, air, stars, etc.), as opposed to abstract nouns (e. g. love, hate, etc.) (2).