Language Arts Policies

1

A noun is a word that names a person, place,
thing, or idea.
Persons sister, friend, student. lawyer,
banker Places neighborhood, town, country,
restaurant, skating rink Things chair, sock,
hat, desk, tree, cloud Ideas skill, truth,
democracy, success
2

• A common noun is a noun that names any person,
  place, thing, or idea.
• Examples lawyer, teacher, athlete, building,
  city, movie
• A proper noun names something specific.
• - They are always capitalized.
• Examples Mrs. Anderson, Cortland Finnigan(Titans
  player), Empire State Building, New York City,
  Transformers, World War I

3

• Common Noun Proper Noun
• actor Neil Patrick Harris
• singer Katy Perry
• building Empire State Building
• city Smyrna
• river Ohio River
• TV show American Idol
• Song Last Friday Night

4

• Scott and Patrick went to the mall and
  shopped for a pair of shoes and a new tie. They
  bought the shoes at Shoe Carnival and the tie at
  Macys. Cool Springs Mall is the best place to
  shop for clothes and to eat junk food.

5

• During world war II, the united states and japan
  were at war with one another. Many americans
  died at pearl harbor in hawaii.

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• Common
• dog
• boy
• war
• monument
• candy bar
• country
• restaurant
• school
• game
• fair
• gaming console

• Proper
• Chihuahua
• Michael
• World War II
• Mount Rushmore
• Kit Kat
• Canada
• McDonalds
• Smyrna Middle School
• Call of Duty
• The Wilson County Fair
• XBOX 360