Knowing Your Nouns (REVIEW!)

Knowing Your Nouns

("Two Kinds")

​common/proper/possessive nouns

​Nouns: people, places, things, ideas.

​Some are capitalized, some are not.

​Some have apostrophes, some don't.

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​DO YOU KNOW YOUR NOUNS? Do you know what common/proper/possessive nouns are?

Multiple Select

TRAIN YOUR EYES TO FIND MISTAKES! Check the boxes which contain COMMON nouns.  COMMON NOUNS are not capitalized unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.

• piano

• girl

• music

• Beethoven

​The answers were:

​piano

​girl

​music

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​Beethoven IS a noun, he was a person, a German composer and pianist. But he is NOT a common noun. He is a PROPER NOUN.

Multiple Select

TRAIN YOUR EYES TO FIND MISTAKES!

Check the boxes that are PROPER NOUNS

• piano

• Amy Tan

• San Francisco

• writer

​The answers to PROPER NOUNS were:

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Amy Tan

San Francisco

They are names of a person and a place--titles. They are capitalized.

Multiple Choice

TRAIN YOUR EYES TO FIND MISTAKES!

Which sentence is correct?

• Amy tan grew up in San francisco.

• amy tan grew up in sanfrancisco.

• Amy Tan grew up in San Francisco.

Multiple Choice

TRAIN YOUR EYES TO FIND MISTAKES!

Which sentence is correct?

• mr chong was a deaf piano teacher.

• Mr. Chong was a deaf Piano Teacher.

• Mr. Chong was a deaf piano teacher.

• Mr Chong was a deaf piano teacher

Multiple Choice

TRAIN YOUR EYES TO FIND MISTAKES!

What's wrong with this sentence?

The narrator envisioned herself as a ballerina

• It's correct, except there is no period at the end of the sentence.

• Every single word is misspelled.

• The writer didn't capitalize the beginning of the sentence.

Multiple Select

What happens when people don't bother to put periods at the ends of their sentences? Check all that apply.

• They get lower grades.  They are in 7th grade and should know this by now.

• They create run-on sentences that no one likes to read.

• Without punctuation, they might even receive an "F" because 7th grade teachers will refuse to read it.  

Multiple Select

TRAIN YOUR EYES. Which sentences contain proper nouns? Check all that apply.

• The narrator and her cousin, Waverly, did not always get along.

• Waverly was Chintown's champion chess player.

• The narrator sadly felt she could do nothing right.

​Answers:

​Waverly is a proper noun, it's a person's name

​Chinatown is a proper noun, it's a district in San Francisco.

​This is what writing looks like without capitalization and punctuation.

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the narrator and her cousin waverly did not always get along waverly was chinatowns chess champion the narrator sadly felt she could do nothing right

​REVIEW: What's the difference between a proper noun and a common noun?

Multiple Select

Which sentences are true about common nouns and proper nouns?

• A common noun is a peron, place, thing, or idea, but it's NOT capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence.

• A proper noun is the title of a person place or thing and capitalized.

• Nothing is capitalized because it takes too much work and effort! It taxes our brains too much!

​A possessive noun shows ownership.

EXAMPLE: Amy's piano is getting tuned at the music store.

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Amy owns the piano, so the apostrophe shows ownership (Amy's piano).

Multiple Select

Which sentences have possessive nouns showing ownership?  Meaning: they have an apostrophe which shows possession. 

• Amy's mother was very insistent that Amy take piano lessons.

• Mr. Chong's mother had hands that felt like an old rotton peach.

• Amy pounded on the piano and squabbled with her mother. 

Multiple Select

Which sentences have possessive nouns in them?

• Chinatown's chess champion was Waverly.

• Many friends attended the narrator's piano recital.

• The mother brought home magazines from homes she cleaned.

Multiple Select

Possessive nouns show ownership. Who owns the piano lessons in this sentence?

Mr. Chong's piano lessons were free for cleaning his house in exchange.

• Mr. Chong owns the lessons.... He possesses the knowledge of how to play.

• The piano owns the lessons.

• The clean houses own the lessons.

Multiple Choice

Possessive nouns show ownership. Which is the possessive noun in this sentence?

The narrator's piano was given to her by her parents.

• The narrator possesses the piano.

• The parents possess the piano and use it for themselves, not their daughter.