Common and Proper
A word that names a non-specific person, place, thing , or idea
What is a common noun?
The plural spelling of knife
What is knives?
The plural spelling of leaf
What is leaves?
Plural possessive of boy
What is boys'?
A word or phrase that follows a noun and explains or tells more about that noun
What is an appositive?
A word that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
What is a proper noun?
The plural spelling of box
What is boxes?
The plural spelling of studio
What is studios?
The plural possessive of child
What is children's?
The appositive in the following sentence: Peanut butter, a popular food, was invented in 1890.
What is " a popular food"?
Statue of Liberty- common or proper?
What is proper?
A noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea
What is a plural noun?
The plural spelling of hero
What is heroes?
Plural possessive of lady
What is ladies' ?
The appositive in the following sentence: George Washington Carver, an Alabama scientist, found over 300 uses for peanuts.
What is "an Alabama scientist"?
gift- common or proper?
What is common?
A noun that names only one person, place, thing, or idea
What is a singular noun?
The plural spelling of piano
What is pianos?
The plural possessive spelling of family
What is families' ?
The appositive in the sentence: My favorite pizza toppings, pepperoni and mushrooms, taste great!
What is " pepperoni and mushrooms"?
Rocky mountain- Is this spelling correct or incorrect?
What is incorrect?
The plural spelling of city
What is cities?
The plural spelling of wife
What is wives?
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ______________.
What is ownership?
Find the appositive in the following sentence.
Pizza, an import from Italy, is America's favorite food.
What is "an import from Italy" ?