Elmo is red. Elmo is a proper noun.
The noun red is a common noun.A common noun can become a proper noun if it is used for the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title, such as Red Bank NJ, The Red Cross, The Red Lobster, or the John Wayne move 'Red River'.
The compound noun Red Sea is a proper noun, the name of a specific body of water. A proper noun is always capitalized.
The term 'red kangaroo' is a common noun. It would only be a proper noun if it was part of a proper name or a title, such as The Red Kangaroo Cafe.
The noun red and the noun cross are both common nouns; a red cross is also a common noun but the organization the Red Cross is a proper noun because it is the name of a specific thing.
No In some cases yes. Red is a common nick name and therefore a proper noun.
"American Red Cross" is a proper noun because it is the name of a specific organization.
Yes, for it is a title
Red Sox is not a common noun. It is a proper noun, since it names a specific thing.
No, the noun 'Red Sea' is a proper noun, the name of a specific body of water.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun is always capitalized.A common noun is a general word for a person, a place, or a thing.A common noun is capitalized only when it's the first word in a sentence.Examples of common nouns for the proper noun 'Red Sea' are passage or border.
Red Sox is not a common noun. It is a proper noun, since it names a specific thing.
A red river is a common noun, a term for any river that looks red. The Red River is a proper noun, the name of a river; a tributary of the Mississippi River or the border of Minnesota and North Dakota; or even the 1948 movie 'Red River' starring John Wayne.A proper noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or a title; the Red River is the name of a river, a thing; 'Red River' is a title.
Common noun