Noun

​What is a common noun?

​A noun is a person, place, or thing.

​boy - girl- house- dog- city - train- monument

​statue- plate are some examples of common nouns.

​What is a proper noun?

​A proper noun names a specific person place or thing.

​Empire State Building - Detroit- Michigan- Jeffrey Mc Daniel - Woodward Ave.- Comerica Bank-

​Macy Department Store- Verizon- Sony Playstation

​All proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

​Your first, middle and last name is a proper noun and must be written with capital letters.

Identify the noun in the following:

​Common and Proper Nouns

​Identify the noun as common or proper.

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​Mrs. Jones was walker her dog Max down the street when it started to rain. Max began to howl because he did not like getting wet. Mrs. Jones started to laugh. She opened her umbrella and covered Max so he would stop howling. The rain stopped and they continued on their walk. They soon reached the statue of President Barack Obama and saw Michael sitting on the bench. Next to Michael was Alice she was taking photos of the rainbow the rain left.

​Mrs. Jones and Max walked into their house on Green Apple Road waving good bye to Michael and Alice.