Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byFranklin Wilson Modified over 9 years ago
1
Common and Proper Nouns BROUGHT TO YOU BY POWERPOINTPROS.COM
2
Nouns Recall that nouns name people, places, things, ideas, and animals. All nouns can be categorized into 2 groups: Common Nouns, and Proper Nouns.
3
Common Nouns Common Nouns are nouns that are not specific. They are not capitalized unless they are at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title.
4
Proper Nouns Proper Nouns, on the other hand, are nouns are specific. They name specific people, places, things, ideas, and animals. They are always capitalized.
5
Common vs. Proper Common Nouns building document person state school book city Proper Nouns Empire State Building United States Constitution John Quincy Adams Texas Lincoln University Charlotte’s Web Chicago Notice that the common nouns are all general terms, whereas the proper nouns are all very specific.
6
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper.
7
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. man Common Noun
8
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. George Washington Proper Noun
9
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. street Common Noun
10
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. Straight Street Proper Noun
11
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. Seattle Proper Noun
12
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. city Common Noun
13
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. Statue of Liberty Proper Noun
14
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. statue Common Noun
15
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. Illinois Proper Noun
16
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. state Common Noun
17
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. lake Common Noun
18
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. Lake Michigan Proper Noun
19
Common or Proper? Practice: Decide if each noun is common or proper. company Common Noun
20
Congratulations! You now know the difference between common and proper nouns!
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.