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What are nouns?
Nouns are words that name something such as a person, place, animal or thing.
What are common nouns?
Common nouns name general people, animals, places, or things
What are Proper nouns?
Proper nouns name specific people, animal, places or things.
Is your name a common or proper noun
Proper noun
What is the word that tells you the name of something?
Noun
Name two types of nouns
Common and Proper Nouns
Which of the following is a common noun?
KFC
Burger King
Pizza Hut
restaurant
restaurant
Which of the following is a proper noun?
library
market
Botanic Gardens
shopping centre
Botanic Gardens
What is the difference between common and proper nouns?
Common nouns are general and not specific while proper nouns are not general and are specific
Nouns can be:
a. common
b. proper
c. verbs
d. a and b
d. options a and b
Are all names nouns?
Yes
Are common nouns written with a capital or common letter?
Common letter
Are proper nouns written with a capital or common letter?
Capital
When is a proper noun capitalized?
All the time
Identify all common nouns:
restaurant
park
Junior
girl
Chang
restaurant
park
girl
Is child a general name or is it specific?
General name
Examples of common nouns are:
Siti, Jordan, boy, girl, Huimin, Raju, car, cat, Singapore, Adidas, belt, shoes, Africa, computer, country
computer, country, boy, girl, car, cat, belt, shoes
Examples of proper nouns are:
Mr Gan, Atikah, boy, girl, Susan, John, car, cat, Malaysia, belt, shoes, Wednesday
Mr Gan, Atikah, Susan, John, Malaysia, Wednesday
Identify the common and proper noun in the sentence.
The girl wanted to play with John in Kingston at the park.
Common Nouns
girl, park
Proper Nouns
John, Kingston
How many proper nouns are in these sentences?
One day, I was walking to Lot 1 Shopping Mall, when I saw my friend Tom outside Concord Primary School. He was with his mother and little sister, Mary.
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