Proper and common 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. Example: 'Jamaica', 'John'.

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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. Example: 'city', 'teacher'.

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Which of the following is a proper noun? 'dog', 'school', 'Paris', 'fruit'.

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'Paris' is a proper noun.

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True or False: Proper nouns are always capitalized.

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True.

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What is the rule for capitalizing proper nouns?

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Always capitalize the first letter of a proper noun.

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Give an example of a common noun.

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An example of a common noun is 'animal'.

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What is the difference between a proper noun and a common noun?

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A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized, while a common noun is a general name and is not capitalized.

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True or False: Common nouns can be capitalized if they start a sentence.

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True.

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

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'London' is the proper noun.

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What do you call the name of a specific person?

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A proper noun.