Is it a noun?
cat
Yes, cat is a noun.
Do common nouns start with capital letters?
No. Common nouns only start with capital letters if they are the first word in a sentence.
Do proper nouns start with capital letters?
Yes. Proper nouns name specific things and are always capitalized.
Does a subject pronoun perform or receive the action?
Subject pronouns perform an action. They take the place of subject nouns and often start the sentence, coming before the verb.
Does an object pronoun perform or receive an action?
An object pronoun receives an action. It takes the place of a subject noun and normally comes after the verb.
happiness
Yes, happiness is a noun.
From the following, identify the common noun.
1. national park
2. London Bridge
3. Giza
1. national park
(If we specified which national park, for example Glacier National Park, then it would be a proper noun.)
From the following, identify the proper noun.
1. tissue
2. Kleenex
3. bottle
2. Kleenex
Which of the following is a subject pronoun?
1. I
2. me
3. her
1. I
Which of the following is an object pronoun?
1. me
2. I
3. she
playground
Yes, playground is a noun.
From the following, identify the common noun.
1. planets
2. Earth
3. Mars
1. planets
(Earth and Mars are the names of specific planets and are proper nouns.)
From the following, identify the proper noun.
1. president
2. teacher
3. Barack Obama
3. Barack Obama
Which of the following is a subject pronoun?
1. him
2. them
3. they
3. they
Which of the following is an object pronoun?
1. he
2. him
3. she
2. him
purple
Yes, purple is a noun. (Purple can also be an adjective.)
From the following, identify the common noun.
1. Donald Trump
2. president
3. Joe Biden
2. president
(If we said a specific president, like President of the United States, that becomes a proper noun.)
From the following, identify the proper noun.
1. city
2. French
3. love
2. French
Which of the following is a subject pronoun?
1. me
2. them
3. it
3. it
(It is both a subject and an object pronoun.)
Which of the following is an object pronoun?
1. you
2. we
3. they
You can be both a subject and an object pronoun.
writing
Yes, writing is a noun. (Writing can also be a verb.)
Identify the common noun(s) in the sentence:
The boy took the camera to the Statue of Liberty.
The boy took the camera to the Statue of Liberty.
Identify the proper noun(s) in the sentence:
The woman bought the bread from Wegmans in Buffalo.
The woman bought the bread from Wegmans in Buffalo.
Identify the subject pronoun in the sentence.
He sprayed her with the hose.
He sprayed her with the hose.
Identify the object pronoun in the sentence.
She gave the book to me.
She gave the book to me.