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Title: Common and Proper Nouns


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Common and Proper Nouns
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Common nouns
  • Name generic people, places, or things
  • Name ideas
  • Do not begin with a capital letter
  • Can work as subjects or objects in sentences

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Proper Nouns
  • Name specific people, places, or things
  • Must begin with a capital letter
  • Can work as subjects or objects in sentences

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Examples of Common Nouns
  • dog
  • woman
  • grocery store
  • zoo
  • happiness
  • ability
  • pretzel
  • snack
  • boy
  • tiger
  • joy
  • friends

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Examples of Proper Nouns
  • Fluffy
  • Mrs. Teacher
  • Maryland Zoo
  • Giant
  • Cockeysville
  • Nick
  • Damien
  • Karina
  • Spongebob
  • Dunkin Donuts
  • Bart Simpson
  • Bermuda
  • Kate
  • Mr. Principal

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Practice!
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  • Circle all proper nouns in red.
  • Circle all common nouns in blue.

poodle
cat
Mr. Snuffy
Barbie
Leroy Lumpkin
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