What is a common noun?

• A type of verb

• A type of adjective

• A general name for a person, place, or thing

• A specific name of a person or place

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• dog

• city

• book

• Canada

Why is the first letter of a proper noun always capitalized?

• To make it easier to read

• To make it look important

• To differentiate it from common nouns

• Because it is a rule in English

Identify the proper nouns in the sentence: 'Daniel speaks English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and French fluently.'

• Daniel, scholar

• English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French

• Daniel, languages

• Daniel, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French

In the sentence 'The scholar speaks several languages fluently,' which words are common nouns?

• scholar, languages

• scholar, speaks

• languages, fluently

• speaks, several

What are the common nouns in the sentence: 'Because of the terrifying movie he had watched, the boy couldn't sleep.'?

• terrifying, watched

• movie, boy

• sleep, couldn't

• he, had

Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun?

• They are playing in the park.

• Michael was unable to sleep.

• She went to the store.

• The cat is sleeping.

In the sentence 'Cassandra is influenced by Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt; she hopes to hit it big in New York,' which are the proper nouns?

• Cassandra, Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, New York

• influenced, hopes, big

• Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, big

• Cassandra, influenced, hopes

Identify the common noun in the sentence: 'Kobe Bryant is American; he is a former professional basketball player.'

• American

• player

• basketball

• Kobe Bryant

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• landmarks

• trip

• visited

• Europe