common / proper nouns

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing. Examples: dog, city, teacher.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, or organization and is always capitalized. Examples: Mr. Smith, New York City.

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Which of the following is a common noun? dog, Mr. Smith, Frog Creek, Sally

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dog

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Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized because it is a common noun? Flower, Dallas, Texas, Hurricane Harbor

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Flower

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Which of the following is a proper noun? museum, New York City, park, swimming pool

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New York City

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What is the proper noun in this sentence? Justine and her brother walked to the library.

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Justine

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Which of the following is NOT a common noun? teacher, dog catcher, apple, Applebee's

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Applebee's

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Give an example of a common noun.

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Examples include: cat, school, car.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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Examples include: London, Sarah, Amazon.

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What do we call the name of a specific person or place?

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Proper noun.