Proper and Common Nouns

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'city', 'dog', and 'teacher'.

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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. Examples include 'New York', 'Sarah', and 'Microsoft'.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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Identify the proper noun in this sentence: 'My friend Ahmad is coming over.'

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Ahmad is the proper noun.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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CCSS.L.K.1B

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Identify the common noun in this sentence: 'The restaurant is busy today.'

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Restaurant is the common noun.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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CCSS.L.K.1B

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What is the mistake in this sentence: 'tom is swimming in the sea'?

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The mistake is 'tom' should be capitalized as 'Tom'.

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CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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What is the mistake in this sentence: 'Sara plays with her Doll'?

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The mistake is 'Doll' should be lowercase as 'doll'.

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CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

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Give an example of a common noun.

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An example of a common noun is 'book'.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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CCSS.L.K.1B

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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An example of a proper noun is 'Harry Potter'.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

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What do we call the names of days of the week?

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The names of days of the week are proper nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

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What do we call the names of countries?

Back

The names of countries are proper nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B