Nouns
Nouns are...
person, place, thing, idea, feeling, animal
What is a characteristic of common nouns?
They start with lowercase letters.
What is a characteristic of proper nouns?
They start with a capital letter.
Which of the following words always needs to be capitalized?
me i my
I
What is the difference between common and proper nouns?
Answers will vary. Teacher discression.
Identify the nouns:
My dog chased the squirrel up the tree.
dog, squirrel, tree
Is the underlined word common or proper?
I can't want until we celebrate by birthday on Friday!
common
What is the proper noun in the sentence? (it has not been capitalized)
You drive over the mississippi river to go to St. Louis.
Mississippi River
Which word in the sentence needs to be capitalized?
tomorrow will be our quiz over area and perimeter of circles.
Tomorrow
Why would you capitalize "Donovan" when you write the name in a sentence?
It's the specific name of a person.
Which is the noun?
carpet read sleep
carpet
Tell whether the underlined word is common or proper:
My Starbucks cup always sits on my desk.
Proper
Is the underlined word common or proper?
We will eat Papa Johns for dinner this weekend.
common
Which word in the sentence needs to be capitalized?
Students enjoy playing prodigy during study hall.
Prodigy
Why would you NOT capitalize 'computer' when you write it in a sentence?
Identify the nouns:
Her cat sleeps on top of the pillows on the couch.
cat, pillows, couch
Provide a common noun to describe the following word:
Pop Tarts
food, breakfast, meal
Provide a proper noun for the following word:
state
Teacher discression.
Explain whether or not the following word needs to be capitalized when used in a sentence:
holiday
Do not capitalize- It's not the specific name of a holiday.
Why do you capitalize 'Columbia' when you write it in a sentence?
It's a proper noun- Specific name of a place.
Give one type of each of the following nouns:
person
place
thing
feeling
animal
Teacher discression.
Explain why the underlined word is a common noun.
My favorite city is St. Louis.
City could be any city. It's not the specific name of a city.
Explain why the underlined word is a proper noun.
They will go to Six Flags during spring break.
Six Flags is the specific name of a place.
Explain the capitalization errors. Tell which words need to be capitalized and why:
my sister can't wait until i go visit her in belleville on saturday to watch the new movie sing 2.
My- First word in the sentence
I- Always capitalized
Belleville- Name of a city
Saturday- Day of the week
Sing 2- Name of a movie
Put the proper noun into a sentence. Write it on a whiteboard:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Teacher discrression.