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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is aunt mary a common or a proper noun?

OpenStudy (saucvi):

It is a proper noun. 'aunt' is a common noun but since you're specific about the aunt, Mary it is a proper noun

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Nouns name people, places, and things. Every noun can further be classified as common or proper. A proper noun has two distinctive features: 1) it will name a specific [usually a one-of-a-kind] item, and 2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence.

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