Common and Proper Nouns

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or 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 particular person, place, or organization (e.g., 'New York', 'Sarah').

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Give an example of a common noun.

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Examples include 'book', 'teacher', 'car'.

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Give an example of a proper noun.

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Examples include 'Eiffel Tower', 'Mr. Smith', 'Amazon River'.

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Which noun in this sentence names a person? Miguel likes to play basketball at the park.

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Miguel.

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Which noun in this sentence names a place? Anna and her brother went to Nashville to see a hockey game.

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Nashville.

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Identify the common noun in this list: Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, football.

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football.

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Identify the proper noun in this list: teacher, principal, John Pittard Elementary, student.

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John Pittard Elementary.

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Is 'Kentucky Kingdom' a common noun or proper noun?

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proper noun.