1. Types of Nouns: Common & Proper Nouns
Project LA Activity

2. Common Nouns
Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized.
The city
A policeman
That newspaper

3. Proper Nouns
Common Nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized.
Dallas
Officer Walker
New York Times

4. Mary visited the school last Friday.
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.
Mary visited the school last Friday.
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5. It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.
Common Noun
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

6. It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

7. The President rode in a limousine.
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.
The President rode in a limousine.
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8. It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.
Common Noun
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

9. It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

10. The elephants and monkeys were at the San Francisco Zoo.
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.
The elephants and monkeys were at the San Francisco Zoo.
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11. It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.
Common Noun
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

12. It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

13. All of Amy’s paper is missing from her notebook.
Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click the noun to check your answer.
All of Amy’s paper is missing from her notebook.
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14. It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.
Common Noun
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

15. It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

16. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
My parents joined grover church last sunday.

17. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
My parents joined Grover Church last Sunday.

18. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
Uncle rob used to live in orlando, florida.

19. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
Uncle Rob used to live in Orlando, Florida.

20. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
We heard the govenor’s speech on television in january.

21. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
We heard the Govenor’s speech on television in January.

22. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
Both randal and sue visited marine world.

23. Write this sentence correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.
Both Randal and Sue visited Marine World.

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