1. 3. Identifying Common and Proper Nouns

2. Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about the words in each column.
holiday
month
ocean
river
mountain
Memorial Day
February
Atlantic Ocean
Cooper River
Appalachian Mountain

3. Turn and Talk to your neighbor about what you think a common noun is
Turn and Talk to your neighbor about what you think a common noun is? What is a proper noun?
A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea.

4. Identify the noun(s) in each of the following sentences
Identify the noun(s) in each of the following sentences. Decide if they are common or proper.
Joe is her cousin.
2. I bought some papers from Max Newsagent.
3. Annie played with her brother.
4. Mrs. Wood bought her baby to the park.
5. New Delhi is the capital city of India. PN CN CN PN PN CN PN CN CN PN CN PN

5. A common noun is a noun that names any person, place, thing, or idea.
I can identify the nouns in a sentence as either common or proper.
Nouns
A common noun is a noun that names any person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper noun is a noun that names a particular person, place, thing, or idea.
Circle the common nouns in each sentence, and underline the proper noun.
Elisabeth teaches at Ballentine Elementary School.
She had twenty students.
She just taught about the French settlements.
Mrs. Bright is the principal.
The Spanish started St. Augustine.