Question

proper and common nouns and pronouns... with ninjas!
directions:

1. underline the common nouns.
2. double underline the proper nouns.
3. circle the pronouns.
4. one morning the silent lotus clan attacked mr. morton when he was in his classroom
5. mr. morton knew that they were coming, so he hid under his desk
6. the ninjas searched the coatroom while morton sobbed quietly to himself
7. mr. morton needed courage and bravery but all he had was cowardice.
8. having read the book, lord of the flies, mr. morton knew how to make a spear
9. the ninjas crept closer to mr. morton as he continued to soak himself in tears.
10. mr. morton used his pointy teeth to chew a yardstick into a sharp point.
11. mr. morton thought to himself about how chicago is a city in the state of illinois while he wait
12. suddenly, mr. morton rolled out from the coatroom and threw his yardstick at a ninja.
13. the ninjas from the silent lotus clan cut the yardstick into twenty pieces before it hit the groun
14. mr. morton knew that he was in trouble.
15. the ninjas from the silent lotus clan circled around morton while he cried gently.
16. then the bell rang and the ninjas took their seats.
17. mr. morton dusted himself off and went to the front of the classroom.
18. \ok, everybody remove your masks,\ said mr. morton.
19. the ninjas did that while mr. morton wrote sentences on the board.
20. kai threw a star at brandon while mr. morton was writing on the board and everyone laughed.
21. brandon caught the star in his hand and mr. morton turned around and saw it.
22. \does anybody else want to join brandon and kai in detention?\ asked morton.
23. nobody volunteered to join them.

Explanation:

• Common Nouns: These are general names for people, places, things, or ideas. For example, in the first sentence, "morning", "classroom" are common nouns. They are not specific names but rather represent a category.
• Proper Nouns: These are specific names. In the first sentence, "Silent Lotus Clan", "Mr. Morton" are proper nouns. "Silent Lotus Clan" is the specific name of a group and "Mr. Morton" is a specific person's name.
• Pronouns: These are words that substitute for nouns. In the first sentence, "he", "his" are pronouns. "He" substitutes for "Mr. Morton" and "his" shows possession related to "Mr. Morton".

Answer:

1.

• Common nouns: "morning", "classroom"
• Proper nouns: "Silent Lotus Clan", "Mr. Morton"
• Pronouns: "he", "his"

2.

• Common nouns: "desk"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"
• Pronouns: "they", "he", "his"

3.

• Common nouns: "ninjas", "coatroom"
• Proper nouns: "Morton"
• Pronouns: "himself"

4.

• Common nouns: "courage", "bravery", "cowardice"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"
• Pronouns: "he"

5.

• Common nouns: "book", "spear"
• Proper nouns: "Lord of the Flies", "Mr. Morton"

6.

• Common nouns: "ninjas", "Mr. Morton", "tears"

7.

• Common nouns: "pointy teeth", "yardstick", "sharp point"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

8.

• Common nouns: "Chicago", "city", "state", "Illinois"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

9.

• Common nouns: "coatroom", "yardstick", "ninja"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

10.

• Common nouns: "ninjas", "Silent Lotus Clan", "yardstick", "twenty pieces", "ground"

11.

• Common nouns: "trouble"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

12.

• Common nouns: "ninjas", "Silent Lotus Clan", "Morton"

13.

• Common nouns: "bell", "ninjas", "seats"

14.

• Common nouns: "classroom"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

15.

• Common nouns: "masks"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

16.

• Common nouns: "ninjas", "sentences", "board"
• Proper nouns: "Mr. Morton"

17.

• Common nouns: "star", "Brandon", "board", "everyone", "laugh"
• Proper nouns: "Kai", "Mr. Morton"

18.

• Common nouns: "star", "hand"
• Proper nouns: "Brandon", "Mr. Morton"

19.

• Common nouns: "anybody", "Brandon", "Kai", "detention"
• Proper nouns: "Morton"

20.

• Common nouns: "nobody"
• Pronouns: "them"