Exploring Common and Proper Nouns

This video tutorial teaches about nouns, focusing on identifying and classifying them as common or proper. It provides examples and exercises to help students distinguish between these types of nouns. The lesson emphasizes that proper nouns start with a capital letter and are specific, while common nouns are general and not capitalized.

What is a noun?

• A state of being

• A type of action

• A description

• A person, place, animal, or thing

Which of the following is NOT a noun?

• Dog

• Beautiful

• Car

• City

What distinguishes a proper noun from a common noun?

• Always plural

• General vs. specific

• Always abstract

• None of the above

Identify the common noun: 'Ben ate an apple.'

• Ben

• Ate

• An

• Apple

Which of these is a common noun?

• Paris

• Glitter

• Elizabeth

• Jupiter

What is the proper noun in the sentence: 'Alice wore a pretty dress'?

• Alice

• Wore

• Pretty

• Dress

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• New York

• City

• Mountain

• River

Is 'school' a proper or a common noun?

• Proper noun

• Common noun

• Both

• Neither

Which option lists only common nouns?

• Girl, country, shop

• iPad, McDonald's, Stanford

• Amazon, Nile, Everest

• Teacher, school, book

Which of these is NOT a proper noun?

• Africa

• Car

• Mr. Clinton

• Stanford