Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

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English
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10th Grade
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Mrs. Levine
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a proper noun?
A word that joins words, clauses, and phrases in a sentence
A clause that contains a subject and a predicate
A general (non-specific) person, place, or thing
A specific person, place, or thing
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.K.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following is a proper noun?
Yankee Stadium
baseball
crowd
hotdog
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.K.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Common nouns should always be capitalized.
True
False
Answer explanation
Proper nouns should always be capitalized. Common nouns should not be capitalized (unless a sentence starts with a common noun).
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a proper adjective?
An action word
An adjective that comes from a proper noun
A word that shows direction, time, space, and location
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following is a proper adjective?
savory
baked
Italian
spicy
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which word(s) should be capitalized in the sentence below?
We made a road trip to las vegas.
road
trip
las vegas
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which word(s) should be capitalized in the sentence below?
Mom and dad went to the grocery store in hanford.
grocery store
dad; hanford
went
Answer explanation
Dad needs to be capitalized, in the case, since it is used as his name.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
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