1. 2.2.3 A Visit to the Hospital
Grammar

2. Review: Nouns

3. Proper Nouns Some nouns name a special person, place or thing.
This kind of noun is called a proper noun.
A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

4. Let’s Practice: Identify the Proper Nouns
Mrs. Kim drives to work.
She is a nurse at Wanfang Hospital.
The hospital is on Xinglong Road.
Mrs. Kim helps Dr. Lui.
Today Amy has come to see Dr. Lui.

5. Proper Nouns
Some proper nouns name days of the week, months, and holidays.
The name of each day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter.

6. Let’s Practice: Identify the Proper Nouns
Hospitals are open every day, even on Sunday.
Brian sits in the waiting room.
He broke his arm at the Labor Day picnic.
Dr. Chen puts a cast on the arm.
Brian must wear the cast until December.

7. Bob and Stuart played Monopoly on Thursday at Family Mart.
Which proper noun is a __________?
special person?
special place?
special thing?
days of the week?
Bob and Stuart played Monopoly on Thursday at Family Mart.

8. Abbreviations Mrs. Mr. Dr. Ms.
An abbreviation is a short form of a word.
Most titles of people are abbreviations.
They begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Mrs.
Mr.
Dr.
Ms.

9. Let’s Practice: Identify the Abreviations
Today I went to see Dr. Chen. When we got to the hospital, Mrs. Kim took my name. We saw my neighbor Mr. Huang in the waiting room.

10. Review A proper noun names a person, place, or thing.
Some proper nouns name days of the week, months, and holidays.
An abbreviation is a short form of a word. Mr., Mrs., and Dr. are all examples of abbreviations.
Proper nouns and most abbreviations begin with a capital letter. Abbreviations end with a period.

11. Let’s Practice: Correct the Sentences
Today is thursday.
rick visits his mother.
mrs lu is a nurse.
She works at wanfang hospital.
My favorite doctor is dr lee