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 idea.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or organization, and it always starts with a capital letter.

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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, and it does not start with a capital letter.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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Examples of proper nouns include 'Wednesday', 'Mark', and 'Paris'.

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Give an example of a common noun.

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Examples of common nouns include 'school', 'boy', and 'city'.

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Which word in the sentence is a proper noun? 'The boys will go to school on Wednesday.'

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Wednesday is the proper noun.

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Which word in the sentence is a common noun? 'The boys will go to school on Wednesday.'

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Boys and school are common nouns.

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Identify the proper noun in this sentence: 'Kim and her friend enjoy having a picnic on the beach.'

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Kim is the proper noun.

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Identify the common noun in this sentence: 'Kim and her friend enjoy having a picnic on the beach.'

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Beach is the common noun.

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What do we call the names of days, months, and holidays?

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They are called proper nouns.