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Proper Nouns

Proper Nouns. Proper nouns are special names for people, places, animals and things. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Examples: Bill (person), Dahlonega (place), Jillian (animal), Coca-Cola (thing). Proper Nouns. When you are looking for proper nouns ask yourself:

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Proper Nouns

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  1. Proper Nouns Proper nouns are special names for people, places, animals and things. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. Examples: Bill (person), Dahlonega (place), Jillian (animal), Coca-Cola (thing)

  2. Proper Nouns When you are looking for proper nouns ask yourself: • Does it start with a capital letter? • Does it tell me the name of one particular person, place, animal or thing?

  3. Proper Nouns Bobby went to school. What words are capitalized? Bobby Is Bobby the name of specific person? Yes Is it a proper noun? Yes

  4. Proper Nouns I went to Atlanta. What words are capitalized? I and Atlanta Is I the name of a specific person? No Is Atlanta the name of specific place? Yes Is it a proper noun? Yes

  5. Proper Nouns Jillian loves Beggin Strips! What words are capitalized? Jillian and Beggin Strips Is Jillian the name of a specific animal? Yes Is Beggin Strips the name of specific thing? Yes Are they a proper nouns? Yes

  6. Proper Nouns The Volunteers beat the Dawgs! What words are capitalized? Volunteers and Dawgs Is Volunteers the name of a specific team? Yes Is Dawgs the name of specific team? Yes Are they a proper nouns? Yes

  7. Proper Nouns Let’s Practice Abbie loves football! What is the proper noun in this sentence? Abbie loves football

  8. Proper Nouns The correct answer is: Abbie

  9. Proper Nouns Let’s Practice We went to Wal-Mart. What is the proper noun in this sentence? We went Wal-Mart

  10. Proper Nouns The correct answer is: Wal-Mart

  11. Proper Nouns Let’s Practice Sparky caught the ball. What is the proper noun in this sentence? A. Sparky B. caught C. ball

  12. Proper Nouns The correct answer is: Sparky

  13. Proper Nouns Let’s Practice Mrs. Dearing rides a Harley. What are the proper nouns in this sentence? A. Mrs. Dearing and Harley B. rides and Harley C. Mrs. Dearing and rides

  14. Proper Nouns The correct answer is: Mrs. Dearing and Harley

  15. Proper Nouns Let’s Practice I went to Savannah on vacation. What are the proper nouns in this sentence? A. Savannah B. I C. went

  16. Proper Nouns The correct answer is: Savannah

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