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Identify the common noun(s) and proper noun(s) in the following sentence:
The Portuguese were very happy after reaching India.

A
Portuguese - Common Noun
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Portuguese - Proper Noun
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Happy - Common Noun
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D
India - Proper Noun
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Solution

The correct options are
A Portuguese - Proper Noun
D India - Proper Noun
Portuguese and India are both names, of the people of a particular country and a country, respectively. Since proper nouns are the names of particular things/people, these two words are proper nouns.

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