How do proper nouns differ from common nouns?

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Proper nouns refer to some specific or unique person, place, animal, object or idea like Paris, PM Modi, etc. while common nouns are used generally like dog, city, etc. Some example of proper and common nouns are given below:

Proper noun –

Mr. Ravi is my Hindi teacher.

Her favourite holiday was in Chin

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