Grammar Journeys Lesson 4 Common and Proper Nouns
Common and Proper Nouns A common noun is the general name for a person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a particular person, place or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kcJzh6gqGM (Noun Town – Grammaropolis 3:52) Capitalization Electric Company - (1:21) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMP98VbBLM
Abbreviations An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. Many abbreviations begin with a capital letter and end with a period. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HIFhXGT5QY (no sounds 3:39) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy3Sjon6ZpA (some US 2 letter abbreviations 0:59)