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Common and Proper Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns. Definitions. Noun- a word that names a person place or thing Common noun- names any person place or thing: sister, museum, house. Proper noun- the name or title of a specific person, place or organization: Aunt Ida, Brazil, House of Representatives.

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Common and Proper Nouns

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  1. Common and Proper Nouns

  2. Definitions • Noun- a word that names a person place or thing • Common noun- names any person place or thing: sister, museum, house. • Proper noun- the name or title of a specific person, place or organization: Aunt Ida, Brazil, House of Representatives

  3. Examples of common nouns • sister • brother • table • floor • school • playground

  4. Examples of proper nouns • Mr. Milligan • Alfred • Markham School • Student Council • World Series • Days of the week • Months of the year

  5. Rules • In English we capitalize all proper nouns, including days of the week, months of the year and nationalities. • In English we do not capitalize common nouns.

  6. Practice:Below, you will find a list of common nouns and proper nouns. Write them correctly as your teacher dictates them to you, capitalizing the proper nouns and writing the common nouns with lower case letters. summer new york hank aaron home dodger stadium shortstop california vacaville stadium park andrews park diamond mexico july saturday

  7. More practice:Below, you will find a list of common nouns and proper nouns. Write them correctly as your teacher dictates them to you, capitalizing the proper nouns and writing the common nouns with lower case letters. mitt january boxer foot monday tuesday foul ms. mulligan world series game chivas america

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