Common and Proper Nouns

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a person, place, thing, or sometimes an idea.

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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 (e.g., 'city', 'dog').

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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 (e.g., 'Andrew', 'Malaysia').

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Give an example of a common noun.

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Holiday.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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Andrew.

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What are the nouns in the sentence: 'Mark and his sister often swim there'?

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Mark, sister.

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Is 'October' a common noun or a proper noun?

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Proper noun.

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Is 'holiday' a common noun or a proper noun?

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Common noun.

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What do we capitalize in writing?

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Proper nouns.

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What is the difference between common and proper nouns?

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Common nouns are general names, while proper nouns are specific names.