Types of Nouns: �Common & Proper Nouns

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Common Nouns

• Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized.
• The city
• A policeman
• That newspaper

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Proper Nouns

• Common Nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized.
• Mumbai
• Rakesh
• The Hindu

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Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.

• Mary Mary visited the school Mary visited the school last Friday.

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Common Noun

It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

Proper Noun

It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.

• The elephants The elephants and monkeys The elephants and monkeys were at the San Francisco Zoo.

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Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.

• All of Amy’s All of Amy’s paper All of Amy’s paper is missing from her notebook.

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Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• My parents joined grover church last sunday.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• My parents joined Grover Church last Sunday.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• Uncle rob used to live in orlando, florida.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• Uncle Rob used to live in Orlando, Florida.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• We heard the govenor’s speech on television in january.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• We heard the Governor’s speech on television in January.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• Both randal and sue visited marine world.

Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.

• Both Randal and Sue visited Marine World.