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Quiz: Nouns and Pronouns
HS: English 3A [M] (Prescriptive) (GP) / 1:Parts of Speech
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Read the sentence.

The legislature in Virginia used the system of government in England as a model.

Virginia and England are what type of noun?

common

concrete

proper

compound
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Virginia and England are examples of proper nouns. Proper nouns refer to specific names of people, places, or organizations and are always capitalized. In this case, Virginia and England are specific places.