Identifying Common and Proper Nouns

Identifying Common and Proper Nouns

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English

1st - 5th Grade

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Lucas Foster

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The video tutorial explains the difference between common and proper nouns. It begins by defining common nouns as general names for people, animals, places, and things, and provides examples such as 'boy', 'dog', 'Ford', and 'car'. The tutorial then introduces proper nouns, which are special names given to these common nouns, like 'Ricky', 'Pluto', 'the Red F', and 'Honda City'. It emphasizes that proper nouns always start with capital letters and includes examples like names of cities, days, months, festivals, holidays, books, and people.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of noun is 'boy' in the context of the video?

Common noun

Proper noun

Collective noun

Abstract noun

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the general name for a place, as mentioned in the video?

Country

Ford

City

Car

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a proper noun as per the video?

City

Animal

Dog

Thing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is 'Ricky' classified as in the video?

A verb

A common noun

A proper noun

An adjective

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do all proper nouns start with according to the video?

A capital letter

A number

A special character

A lowercase letter

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is not a proper noun?

December

Honda City

Car

Festival

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which category does 'books' fall into according to the video?

Adverbs

Pronouns

Proper nouns

Common nouns