Nouns Practice - 6th Grade

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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. Examples include 'Sally', 'Lincoln Elementary School', and 'McDonald's'.

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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. It is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. Examples include 'desk', 'police officer', and 'vase'.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number. For example, 'The crowd loves the performance' is correct because 'crowd' is singular.

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What is the difference between singular and plural nouns?

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Singular nouns refer to one person, place, or thing (e.g., 'bear'), while plural nouns refer to more than one (e.g., 'bears').

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What is a collective noun?

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A collective noun is a word that represents a group of individuals or things. Examples include 'team', 'flock', and 'group'.

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What is a possessive noun?

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A possessive noun shows ownership or relationship. It is formed by adding an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'the bear's cubs').

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What is the correct form of a verb with a collective noun?

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When using a collective noun, the verb can be singular or plural depending on whether the group is acting as a single unit or as individuals. For example, 'The team wins' (singular) vs. 'The team are arguing' (plural).

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What is an example of a sentence with a proper noun?

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An example of a sentence with a proper noun is: 'Sally went to Lincoln Elementary School.'

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What is an example of a sentence with a common noun?

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An example of a sentence with a common noun is: 'The police officer helped the child.'

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What is the correct punctuation for possessive nouns?

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For singular possessive nouns, add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'the dog's leash'). For plural possessive nouns that end in 's', add only an apostrophe (e.g., 'the dogs' park').