Proper Nouns
What are proper nouns?
Proper nouns are names of people, places, things, and animals.
What are the seven days of the week?
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
False: Holidays DO NEED TO BEGIN with a capital letter!
True of False: Names of months DO NOT need to be capitalized.
False: Names of months DO NEED to be capitalized!
What is a book title?
The name of a book.
True or False: All proper nouns must begin with a capital letter.
True
True or False: Days of the week do not need to be capitalized.
False - they need to begin with a capital letter.
Which is the correct way to write this holiday:
1. Memorial day
2. Memorial Day
#2: Memorial Day
Name the 12 months of the year!
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
True or False: This book title is written correctly -
the diary of a spider
False; It is supposed to be: The Diary of a Spider
Identify the proper noun in this sentence:
We live on the island of Guam.
Guam
We have band practice on thursday.
It is not correct. Thursday needs to be capitalized.
Tell me if this sentence is written correctly. If it is not correct, tell me how to fix it:
When is Earth day?
It is not correct - We need to capitalize the "d" in "day."
1. My birthday is in march.
2. My birthday is in March.
#2: My birthday is in March.
Identify the correct way to write this title:
a) super storms
b) Super storms
c) Super Storms
Answer: c) Super Storms