Answer: “newspaper” is a common noun.
Explanation: there are common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns name objects, animals, ideas, things, while proper nouns are used for people’s names.
Example: “chair” is a common noun, whereas “Mary” is a proper noun. All nouns are either common or proper.
Answer: B
Explanation: C and D are more obviously incorrect, and A’s pronoun would have to be changed to “their”