Common and Proper Nouns

What is a noun?

• An action

• A person, place, thing or idea.

What type of noun is the one in red?

Harry Potter is one of my favorite characters.

• Common

• Proper

Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

• Isaac

• rainbow

• Ms. Patch

• Taco Bell

Languages such as Spanish, Vietnamese, and English are examples of what type of noun?

• Common

• Proper

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

My friend zoey has gone to school at Neff Elementary since 2nd grade!

• Change Elementary to elementary.

• This sentence should end with a question mark.

• Change zoey to Zoey.

• No change needs to be made.

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

At recess, Anthony played basketball with mr. Calderon.

• Change basketball to Basketball.

• Change played to play.

• Change mr. to Mr.

• No change needs to be made.

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

Last weekend we went to galveston and made a sand castle.

• Change Last to last.

• weekend should be capitalized.

• galveston should be capitalized.

• Make no change.

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

Francisco speaks Spanish and english.

• Change english to English.

• Place a comma after Francisco.

• Change speaks to Speak.

• Make no change.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I am meeting my cousin at Olive Garden to eat salad and breadsticks.

• I am meeting my Cousin at olive garden to eat salad and breadsticks.

We always capitalize languages, people's __________ and nationalities.