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Engage students in identifying common and proper nouns through interactive exercises. Learn the difference between common nouns, such as "city" or "policeman," and proper nouns, like "Dallas" or "Officer Walker." Enhance grammar skills in a fun way!
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Types of Nouns: Common & Proper Project LA Activity
Common Nouns • Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized. • The city • A policeman • That newspaper
Proper Nouns • Common Nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. • Dallas • Officer Walker • New York Times
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. • Mary visited the school last Friday.
Mary - proper • school - common • Friday - proper
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. • The President rode in a limousine.
President - proper Limousine - common
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. • The elephants and monkeys were at the San Francisco Zoo.
elephants - common monkeys - common San Francisco Zoo - proper
Which nouns should be capitalized? • My parents joined grover church last sunday.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • My parents joined Grover Church last Sunday.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • Uncle rob used to live in orlando, florida.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • Uncle Rob used to live in Orlando, Florida.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • We heard the govenor’s speech on television in january.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • We heard the Govenor’s speech on television in January.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • Both randal and sue visited marine world.
Which nouns should be capitalized? • Both Randal and Sue visited Marine World.