Proper/Common Nouns
I want to be a writer.
Is writer a common noun or a proper noun?
Common Noun
Every sentence has a subject. True or False
True
Every sentence has a predicate. True or False
True
Is a teacher a person, place or thing?
a person
a shortened form of a word or phrase.
Is Valley City a proper noun or a common noun?
A proper noun because it is a name of a city.
The car is blue.
Is "is blue" the subject of the sentence?
No, "The car" is the subject of the sentence because "is blue" is telling us something about the car, which makes it the predicate.
What is a Predicate?
what the subject is, has, or does.
Is Mexico a person, place, or thing?
place
What is the abbreviation for September?
Sept.
The lake is called Ashtabula.
What is the common noun in this sentence?
lake
What is the subject in the sentence:
The dog ran.
The dog is the subject of the sentence because it is telling something the dog did.
The alligator eats cookies and milk.
eats cookies and milk.
Is traffic a person, place, or thing?
thing
What is the Abbreviation for April?
Apr.
Which of these nouns are proper nouns?
John
boy
Jefferson School
gym
John and Jefferson School
What is the subject in this sentence:
The dog ran after the cat.
The dog is the subject because the sentence is tell us what the dog is doing.
What is the predicate in the sentence and why?
Jonny wore a hat.
"wore a hat" because is telling something about Jonny.
teacher discretion.
What is the abbreviations, Mon., short for?
Monday
What is a proper noun?
Those that name specific things, that need to be capitalized
What is a subject of a sentence?
who or what the sentence is about.
What is the subject and predicate of the sentence?
Amy held a pencil.
Amy is the subject of the sentence. "held a pencil" is the predicate of the sentence because is is telling what Amy is doing.
List three proper nouns that are a place.
teacher discretion.
What is the abbreviation for Th., Thu., Thur., Thurs. for?
Thursday