Which words in this sentence are common nouns?

The plane that Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic is in the museum.

Choose all answers that are correct.

a. Lindbergh

b. across

c. plane

d. Atlantic

e. museum

Answer: c. plane

e. museum

Among the five choices above, the "plane and the museum" are the examples of a common noun. A noun is a name of a person, place, thing or an event. It can be classified as a common noun or a proper noun. A common noun is a type of noun that refers to general items such as plane and museum in the choices unlike proper nouns, which names specific items. Some examples of common nouns are umbrella, school, paper, ball pen, room, building and other general items.