1. Common and Proper Nouns

2. What is a Proper Noun?
A Proper Noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized.
Ex: Ms. Ehrhardt
Ex: The Alamo
Ex: United States Constitution
Ex: Kleb Intermediate

3. What is a Common Noun?
Common nouns DO NOT name a specific person, place, or thing.
Common nouns are only capitalized if they are at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title.
Ex: building
Ex: document
Ex: woman

4. Common Nouns:
-man
-basketball player
-athlete
Proper Noun:
-Kobe Bryant

5. Common Noun:
-Restaurant
Proper Noun:
-Chili’s

6. Common Nouns:
-School
-Intermediate School
-Campus
Proper Noun:
-Kleb Intermediate School

7. Common Nouns:
-composition notebook
-journal
-notebook
Proper Noun:
-Writers Readers Notebook (WRN)

8. Time for an activity!
Lift up your “C” or “P” card when you see a common or proper noun.
C- Common Noun
P- Proper Noun

9. street
keyboard
Coca-Cola
tea

10. stapler
Dell Computers
bathrobe
binder
The White House

11. Hunter Pence
basketball
Academy Sports and Outdoors
calculator

12. A little practice….
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