Common and Proper Nouns

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Common noun:

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Names a person, place, or thing; does not start with a capital letter.

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Proper noun: Names a specific person, place, or thing; uses a capital letter.

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Names a specific person, place, and thing and uses a capital letter.

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man, car, ocean, day are examples of...

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common nouns

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Examples: Friday, August, McDonald's, Pacific Ocean

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proper nouns

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My dog, Marley, plays in the yard. Identify the proper noun.

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Marley

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boy, drummer, Donald

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Donald

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Common nouns: desk, teacher

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desk, teacher

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Proper nouns: United States, North Carolina

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United States, North Carolina

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Pacific Ocean borders California.

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Pacific Ocean, California

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Lisa rides a bus to school every Monday. Common nouns?

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school, bus