Proper and Common 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: Sarah, Paris, Google.

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Which of the following is a proper noun? school, park, Chenoweth Elementary, classroom

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Chenoweth Elementary.

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Identify the common nouns in this sentence: The family ate dinner at the park.

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family, dinner, park.

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What is the first letter of a proper noun?

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The first letter of a proper noun is always capitalized.

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Which word needs to be capitalized? mrs. brown

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Mrs. Brown.

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What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

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

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Identify the noun in this list: dog, running, eat, green

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dog.

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What needs to be capitalized in this sentence? haven and emma went to rahilly park.

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Haven, Emma, Rahilly Park.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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An example of a proper noun is 'New York'.