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Proper and Common Nouns
• What is a noun? • A noun names a person, place or
thing.
A Proper Noun names a particular person, place, or thing.
• A Common Noun names everyday people, places and things.
boy and girl are common nouns
The names of the boys and girls are Proper Nouns and should be
capitalizedKayley
PrincesaMichaela
NicoleEllie
MakenzieUgne
AudreeMadisonJessicaMarinaSerena
KunheeKiernan
JohnSkylerKerolosTylerIan
DavidPhillipKona
teachers and principals are Common Nouns
The names of the teachers and principals are Proper Nouns and
should be capitalized
Mr. NelsonMrs. HortonMr. Brooks
Mrs. DowneyMr. Honeycutt
Mrs. LewisMr. Waters
days and months are Common Nouns
The NAMES of the days and months are Proper Nouns and
should be capitalized
SundayMondayTuesday
WednesdayThursdayFriday
Saturday
JanuaryFebruary
MarchAprilMayJuneJuly
AugustSeptember
OctoberNovember December
What about holidays? Are they Proper Nouns?
Common Noun
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, New Years Eve, Valentine’s Day—they are
all Proper Nouns.
YES!
cities and states are Common Nouns
The NAMES of the cities and states are Proper Nouns and
should be capitalized
IndianaNew YorkFloridaOhio
IllinoisCalifornia
Texas
IndianapolisCarmel
WestfieldChicago
San DiegoDetroitOrlandoBoston
What are some other examples of Common Nouns?
Can you make them each a Proper Noun?
Common Noun
Young ThugRapper
Proper Noun
The NAME of a rapper
Common Noun
Crimson PeakMovie
Proper Noun
The NAME of a movie
Common Noun
Sharon DraperAuthor
Proper Noun
The NAME of an author
Common Noun
Forged by FireBook
Proper Noun
The NAME of a book
Common Noun
Hit the QuanSong
Proper Noun
The NAME of a song
Let’s Practice!
The girl is very smart.
girl is a Common Noun. If we wanted to know which girl was smart we would put a girls NAME in place
of girl.
_____ is very smart.
Nicole is very smart.
Who is very smart?
Nicole is a Proper Noun and names the girl. We capitalize
her name.
The boy went to see the doctor.
The boy went to see the doctor.
boy is a Common Noun. If we put Phillip’s name in for boy, we have
named the boy.
Phillip went to see the doctor.
Who went to see the doctor?
We now know that Phillip is the boy who went to see the doctor. Phillip NAMES the
boy. We capitalize his name.
What about people’s titles?
Now what is a title?
Dr.Mrs. Miss.Mr.Ms.
AuntUncle
Those are all titles. They help us identify a person
and are also Proper Nouns.
Let’s Practice!
When I get a shot dr. harris always give me a sucker.
When I get a shot dr. harris always give me a sucker.
What’s wrong with this sentence?
When I get a shot dr. harris always give me a sucker.
Dr. Harris is a title and should be capitalized because he names a
doctor.
When I get a shot Dr. Harris always give me a sucker.
My aunt amy gives the best presents.
What’s wrong with this
sentence?
My aunt amy gives the best presents.
Who is Amy?
She is your Aunt—Aunt is her title and you capitalize all titles!
My Aunt Amy gives the best presents.
Who is Amy?
She is your Aunt—Aunt is her title and you capitalize all titles!
Abbreviations
What is an abbreviation!?!
Titles and other things, like months, days, and streets are
sometimes abbreviated.
However, they are still Proper Nouns and should be capitalized!
Proper NounJan.Feb.
MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.
JanuaryFebruary
MarchAprilMayJuneJuly
AugustSeptember
OctoberNovemberDecember
Abbreviation
We abbreviate almost all of the months. However, if they have
short names like March, April, May, June, and July we do not abbreviate
them.
Proper NounSun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.
Fri.Sat.
SundayMondayTuesday
WednesdayThursday
FridaySaturday
Abbreviation
Notice the period
Jan.Feb.Sun.Mon.Tues.
We use those to tell us that it is an abbreviation and that we are ending our word. Just like we do
with a sentence.
Can you think of any other abbreviations?
Mr. = MisterDr. = DoctorSt. = StreetJr. = Junior
Where do you live?
Street = St.Avenue = Ave.
Place = Pl.Circle = Cir.
Boulevard = Blvd.Drive = Dr.
Now it gets tricky. Not all abbreviations are Proper Nouns!
Inch = in.Centimeter = cm.
Foot = ft.Second = sec.
Hour = hr.Pound = lb. What???
Ounce = oz.