common and proper noun

What is a common noun?

• A noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing.

• A noun that refers to a general person, place, or thing.

• A noun that is always capitalized.

• A noun that is never capitalized.

What is a proper noun?

• A noun that refers to a general person, place, or thing.

• A noun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing.

• A noun that is only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.

• A noun that is always lowercase.

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Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

• city

• frog

• river

• Kilimanjaro

What is the capitalization rule for proper nouns?

• They are capitalized only when they begin a sentence.

• They are never capitalized.

• They are always capitalized.

• They are capitalized only if they are names of people.

When are common nouns capitalized?

• They are always capitalized.

• They are never capitalized.

• They are capitalized only when they begin a sentence.

• They are capitalized only if they are names of animals.