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Let’s go step by step to sort the nouns into “Common Nouns” and “Proper Nouns”.

First, let’s remember:
- Common nouns are general names for people, places, things, or ideas — like “dog”, “city”, or “car”. They are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
- Proper nouns are specific names of particular people, places, organizations, or things — like “John”, “Paris”, or “Disneyland”. These always start with a capital letter.

Now, look at each word in the list:

1. california → This is a state name → Proper noun (should be written as California)
2. park avenue → This is a specific street name → Proper noun (Park Avenue)
3. train → General thing → Common noun
4. sun → Celestial body, but used generally here → Common noun (unless referring to our Sun specifically, but in this context it’s common)
5. john → Person’s name → Proper noun (John)
6. jupiter → Planet name → Proper noun (Jupiter)
7. superhero → General type of hero → Common noun
8. toyota → Car brand → Proper noun (Toyota)
9. europe → Continent name → Proper noun (Europe)
10. batman → Specific character name → Proper noun (Batman)
11. egypt → Country name → Proper noun (Egypt)
12. planet → General term → Common noun
13. kitchen → Room in house → Common noun
14. animal → General category → Common noun
15. disneyland → Specific theme park → Proper noun (Disneyland)
16. car → General vehicle → Common noun
17. november → Month name → Proper noun (November)
18. atlantic ocean → Specific ocean → Proper noun (Atlantic Ocean)
19. k-mart → Store brand → Proper noun (K-Mart)
20. boy → General person → Common noun
21. pig → Animal type → Common noun
22. secretary → Job title → Common noun
23. pen → Writing tool → Common noun
24. airline → General business type → Common noun

Wait — we must check if any were misspelled or need correction. The instructions say: “If it is a proper noun, remember to write it using upper case in the first letter.” So even though some words are given in lowercase, we’ll capitalize them correctly when writing as proper nouns.

Also note: “superheroe” is likely a typo — should be “superhero” — but since it’s listed as-is, we treat it as “superhero” (common noun). Similarly, “k-mart” becomes “K-Mart”.

Now let’s group them:

Common Nouns:
- train
- sun
- superhero
- planet
- kitchen
- animal
- car
- boy
- pig
- secretary
- pen
- airline

That’s 12 common nouns.

Proper Nouns:
- California
- Park Avenue
- John
- Jupiter
- Toyota
- Europe
- Batman
- Egypt
- Disneyland
- November
- Atlantic Ocean
- K-Mart

That’s also 12 proper nouns.

Total words: 24 — matches!

Double-checking:
- “sun” — yes, common noun (we don’t capitalize unless talking about *our* Sun in astronomy context, but here it’s general)
- “planet” — common noun
- “airline” — common noun (e.g., “I work for an airline”) vs “Delta Airlines” which would be proper
- “secretary” — job title, common noun
- “pen” — object, common noun

All good.

Final Answer:

COMMON NOUNS
train
sun
superhero
planet
kitchen
animal
car
boy
pig
secretary
pen
airline

PROPER NOUNS
California
Park Avenue
John
Jupiter
Toyota
Europe
Batman
Egypt
Disneyland
November
Atlantic Ocean
K-Mart