Common and Proper Nouns

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NOUNS
English 3-4
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Common and Proper Nouns

• A noun is a word that names a person, place,
  thing, or idea.
• A common noun names any person, place, thing or
  idea. Common nouns are not capitalized, unless
  they come at the beginning of a sentence.
• Examples
• teacher baseball city

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Common Nouns
house
car
dog
door
boat
mother
love
desk
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ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Write three (3)common nouns of your own on the
   worksheet.
2. Write a sentence with two of your nouns.
3. Write an interrogative (?) sentence with one of
   your nouns.
4. Underline each common noun.

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Proper Nouns

• A proper noun names a particular person, place,
  thing, or idea. Proper nouns are always
  capitalized.
• Examples
• Mrs. Boyd Atlanta Braves New York

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Proper Nouns
Ms. Woodahl
Orange Street
George Washington
Community Hospital
Caras Park
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ASSIGNMENT 2

1. Write three (3) proper nouns.
2. Write a declarative sentence with one of your
   proper nouns.
3. Write an interrogative (?) sentence with one of
   your proper nouns.
4. Underline each proper noun.