Common and Proper Nouns

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a person, place, or thing.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general person, place, or thing.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing, and it is always capitalized.

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Give an example of a common noun.

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dog, city, car.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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New York, Sarah, Eiffel Tower.

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Is 'January' a common noun or a proper noun?

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Proper noun.

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Is 'teacher' a common noun or a proper noun?

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Common noun.

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What do proper nouns always start with?

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Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.

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Identify the proper noun in this sentence: 'Ms. Stevens is our new assistant principal.'

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Ms. Stevens.

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

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dog.