Common Nouns
What is a common noun?
A common noun is a non-specific person, place, or thing.
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing.
What is a collective noun?
Collective nouns are names for a collection or a number of people or things.
True or False: Common nouns are capitalized.
False
What is the plural of Omar?
Omars
Identify the common noun(s):
The buffalo was attacked by a pride of lions.
buffalo
Identify the proper noun(s):
Americans in New York had good train service.
American, New York
Identify the collective noun(s):
The band of musicians delivered a brilliant performance.
band of musicians
True of False: We should capitalize the first word and all important words in a title.
Sophia had one bunny. Then she got another one. Now she has two...
Bunnies
Identify the common noun(s):
The boys are playing in the garden.
garden
Identify the proper noun(s):
Raul has borrowed a book from me, I bought it in the Gandhi library last year.
Raul and Gandhi
Identify the collective noun(s):
The pride of lions were chasing the herd of deers.
pride of lions, herd of deers.
True or False: We should capitalize days of the week but not months of the year.
False
One fox snuck into the school and had so much fun she brought her friend the next day. Now we have two ___
Foxes
Identify the common noun(s):
This bakery sells the best pastries in town.
bakery, pastries, town
Capitalize the proper noun(s):
A group of workers from china was led by mr. charles crocker.
China, Mr. Charles Crocker
Identify the collective noun(s):
My family got stung by a hive of bees.
Family, hive of bees
T/F: We should capitalize the first letter of an abbreviated proper noun.
True
For what letter endings do you need to add "es" to make a plural?
x, ch, sh, s, or z
Identify the common noun(s):
Sophie played the part of the queen in the play.
queen, play
The eastern and western tracks were joined in promontory, utah, on may 10,1869.
Promontory, Utah, May
Identify the collective noun(s):
For teacher's day, all the teachers received a bouquet of flowers.
teachers, bouquet of flowers.
A period.
One deer ate the all the flowers and tree leaves in front of your yard. The feast was so delicious she went to tell her entire family now you have 50 ________ in your yard, eating all your flowers and bushes.