Common vs. Proper nouns

All proper nouns are lower cased.

• True

• False

All common nouns are capitalized, or upper cased.

• False

• True

What change should be made in this sentence?

The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.

• No change is needed

• Change hamburgers to Hamburgers

• Change wednesday to Wednesday

• Change cafeteria to Cafeteria

What is an example of a proper noun?

• hospital

• desk

• Babb Middle School

• computer

Marie is a very curious little girl. What is the common noun in this sentence.

• girl

• Madison

What change should be made to this sentence?

Let's order chinese food for dinner.

• Change chinese food to Chinese Food

• Change chinese food to Chinese food

• Change dinner to Dinner

• Change food to Food

What change should be made to this sentence?

The U.S. Congress, which meets in Washington D.C., was established by the constitution of 1787.

• Change U.S. Congress to U.S. congress

• Change Washington, D.C. to washington, d.c.

• Change Washington, D.C to Washington, d.c.

• Change constitution of 1787 to Constitution of 1787

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

The winter months are december, january, and february.

• The winter months are December, January, and February.

• The Winter months are December, January, and February.

• The winter Months are December, January, and February.

• The Winter months are december, january, and february.

A ______________ noun names a person, place, thing, or idea and is NOT capitalized.

• proper

• common

A ________________ noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and IS always capitalized.

• common

• proper