Common Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. A common noun names one of a class of people, places, or things. What is the common noun in this sentence? "The bird flew over Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School."
What is bird?
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are ALWAYS capitalized. What is the proper noun in this sentence? "Elk Street is the most beautiful street in our community."
What is Elk Street?
What words should be capitalized?
"the golf club held a meeting at dr. rand's house in sherburn, minnesota."
What is "the, dr, rand's, sherburn, minnesota"?
What is the verb?
"They rode a bus to Florida but flew home."
What rode/flew?
What is the helping verb/verbs in this sentence?
"We should leave soon, so we can get there on time."
What is should/can?
Remember, a common noun names one of a class of people, places, or things. What is the common noun in this sentence? "A brand new house is being built near McDonald's."
What is house?
Remember, a proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.Proper nouns are ALWAYS capitalized. What are the proper nouns in this sentence? " Josh has an autograph from Micheal Jackson."
What is Josh and Micheal Jackson?
What words should be capitalized?
our high school football team scored a touchdown to win the pigskin classic against aberdeen high school.
What is "our, pigskin classic aberdeen high school?
What is the verb?
In the morning the baby playfully giggled in the crib.
What is giggled?
What are the helping verbs in this sentence?
"We should have started our trip earlier in the morning."
What is should/have?
What is the common noun in this sentence? "We named our new cat Mittens."
What is cat?
What are the proper nouns in this sentence? "The capital of Iowa is Des Moines."
What is Iowa and Des Moines?
What words should be capitalized?
my aunt sally, my uncle, and i went to the baseball game up in minneapolis.
What is "my, aunt, sally, i, minneapolis"?
What is the verb?
"My little sister waved at Santa in the parade and shouted with joy."
What waved/shouted?
What is the helping verb?
"Does anyone remember Dillon's last name?"
What is does?
What is the common noun in this sentence? The United States of America plans to elect a new president in the year of 2020.
What is president?
What are the proper nouns in this sentence? "Dillon, Danica, Delaney, and Zoey went to McDonald's for lunch."
What is Dillon, Danica, Delaney, Zoey and McDonald's?
What words should be capitalized?
"the empire mall opened at 10:00 on new year's day."
What is "the, empire, mall, new, year's, day"?
What is the verb?
During last night's scrimmage, the freshman kicked, passed, and blocked like a pro.
What is kicked/passed/blocked?
"The plants should have been planted today instead of yesterday."
What is should/have/beed?
What are the common nouns in this sentence? "Dillon and Andrew like rhinos, giraffes, and zebras."
What is rhinos, giraffes, and zebras?
What is the proper noun in this sentence? "I have pictures of Niagara Falls from 10 years ago."
What is Niagara Falls?
What words should be capitalized?
"the middle school held a pep rally on tuesday the 13th april."
What is "the, tuesday, april"?
What is the verb?
She dreamed of becoming a movie star but never took an acting class.
What is dreamed?
What is the helping verb in this sentence?
"The boys have not yet chosen a captain for their football team."
What is have and chosen?