Proper Nouns

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing and is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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Examples of proper nouns include 'New York', 'Sarah', and 'Amazon'.

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Give an example of a common noun.

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Examples of common nouns include 'city', 'girl', and 'store'.

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What is the rule for capitalizing proper nouns?

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Proper nouns should always be capitalized.

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Identify the proper noun in this sentence: 'My friend lives in Paris.'

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The proper noun is 'Paris'.

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Identify the common noun in this sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The common noun is 'dog'.

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Which of the following is a proper noun: 'teacher', 'London', 'school'?

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'London' is a proper noun.

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Which of the following is a common noun: 'Eiffel Tower', 'river', 'Mount Everest'?

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'river' is a common noun.

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Rewrite this sentence with proper nouns capitalized: 'my brother visited london.'

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My brother visited London.