Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

What is a proper noun?

• A word that joins words, clauses, and phrases in a sentence

• A clause that contains a subject and a predicate

• A general (non-specific) person, place, or thing

• A specific person, place, or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• Yankee Stadium

• baseball

• crowd

• hotdog

Common nouns should always be capitalized.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Proper nouns should always be capitalized. Common nouns should not be capitalized (unless a sentence starts with a common noun).

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

What is a proper adjective?

• An action word

• An adjective that comes from a proper noun

• A word that shows direction, time, space, and location

Which of the following is a proper adjective?

• savory

• baked

• Italian

• spicy

Which word(s) should be capitalized in the sentence below?

We made a road trip to las vegas.

• road

• trip

• las vegas

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which word(s) should be capitalized in the sentence below?

Mom and dad went to the grocery store in hanford.

• grocery store

• dad; hanford

• went

Answer explanation

Dad needs to be capitalized, in the case, since it is used as his name.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which word(s) should be capitalized in the sentence below?

Night is a memoir about Elie Wiesel's experience during the holocaust.

• memoir

• experience

• holocaust

Answer explanation

Since the Holocaust is a specific historical event, it is a proper noun and should be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

The last day of school is the first thursday of june.

• last

• day

• school

• thursday; june

Which word(s) should be capitalized in the sentence below?

Valentine's day is my favorite holiday.

• day

• my

• favorite

• holiday

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2