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Common and Proper Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns. What is a Proper Noun?. A Proper Noun names a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized . Ex: Ms. Ehrhardt Ex: The Alamo Ex: United States Constitution Ex: Kleb Intermediate. What is a Common Noun?.

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Common and Proper Nouns

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  1. Common and Proper Nouns

  2. What is a Proper Noun? • A Proper Noun names a specific person, place, or thing. • Proper nouns are capitalized. • Ex: Ms. Ehrhardt • Ex: The Alamo • Ex: United States Constitution • Ex: Kleb Intermediate

  3. What is a Common Noun? • Common nouns DO NOT name a specific person, place, or thing. • Common nouns are only capitalized if they are at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title. • Ex: building • Ex: document • Ex: woman

  4. Common Nouns: -man -basketball player -athlete Proper Noun: -Kobe Bryant

  5. Common Noun: -Restaurant Proper Noun: -Chili’s

  6. Common Nouns: -School -Intermediate School -Campus Proper Noun: -Kleb Intermediate School

  7. Common Nouns: -composition notebook -journal -notebook Proper Noun: -Writers Readers Notebook (WRN)

  8. Time for an activity! Lift up your “C” or “P” card when you see a common or proper noun. C- Common Noun P- Proper Noun

  9. street • keyboard • Coca-Cola • tea

  10. stapler • Dell Computers • bathrobe • binder • The White House

  11. Hunter Pence • basketball • Academy Sports and Outdoors • calculator

  12. A little practice…. • click here for practice

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