Definition
What is a noun?
A noun is a naming word that refers to a person, place, animal or thing.
Name a place that is a common noun.
school, church, park, beach
Name a proper noun for a person.
Cameisha, John, Dana
Is “dog” a common noun or proper noun?
Common noun
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, animal or thing. A proper noun always begins with a capital letter.
Give two examples of common nouns.
boys, ball, farmer
What must always be done when writing a proper noun?
The proper noun must always begin with a capital letter.
What category does “Kingston” fall under?
Proper noun
What is a common noun?
A common noun refers to the general name of a person, place, animal or thing. A common noun ONLY begins with a capital letter if it begins a sentence.
Is “ boy” a common noun or proper noun?
Common noun
Give two examples of proper nouns.
Kingston, Disney World, Lasco fan
Identify the proper and common nouns in this sentence:
Michael loves his dog.
Michael- proper noun
dog- common noun
What makes a proper noun different from a common noun?
A proper noun ALWAYS begins with a capital letter and is a specific name of people, place, animal or thing.
A common noun begins with a common letter and is a general name of people, place, animal or thing.
Make a sentence using a common noun.
The girls run every morning.
Identify the proper noun in the sentence:
Sarah went to the store.
Sarah
Find the noun in this sentence:
We visited the zoo last weekend.
We, zoo
Give two characteristics of a proper noun?
Always begins with a capital letter
Is a specific name
Identify the common noun in the sentence.
cat and mat
Make a sentence using a proper noun.
Davenae and Sedrene eat a lot of food everyday.
Identify all the nouns in this sentence:
Tom and Jerry went to New York on vacation.
Tom
Jerry
New York