Common and Proper 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', 'Fido', and 'Mr. Smith'.

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How do you capitalize proper nouns?

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Proper nouns are always capitalized, regardless of where they appear in a sentence.

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What is the difference between common and proper nouns?

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Common nouns refer to general items, while proper nouns refer to specific names.

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Give an example of a sentence with a common noun.

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The dog barked loudly.

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Give an example of a sentence with a proper noun.

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Sarah went to the park.

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What change should be made in this sentence? 'The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.'

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Change 'wednesday' to 'Wednesday'.

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What change should be made in this sentence? 'During the civil war, many relatives fought against each other.'

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Change 'civil war' to 'Civil War'.

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What change should be made in this sentence? 'Let's order chinese food for dinner.'

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Change 'chinese food' to 'Chinese food'.

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What is the correct way to write this sentence? 'The winter months are december, january, and february.'

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The winter months are December, January, and February.