Question

common nouns name general people, places, or things.
a common noun begins with a lowercase letter.
example:
girl

proper nouns name specific people, places, or things.
a proper noun begins with a capital letter.
example:
elm park school

a. read each row of words. circle the word or words that
are proper nouns. make an x on the common nouns.

1. kim dog hand
2. girl nan cat
3. swing pine park miss miller
4. bob ed elm street

b. complete the sentence. use one of the proper
nouns circled.
________ ______ ________

Explanation:

• For part A:
• In row 1, "Kim" is a specific name (proper noun), while "dog" and "hand" are general (common nouns).
• In row 2, "Nan" is a specific name (proper noun), while "girl" and "cat" are general (common nouns).
• In row 3, "Pine Park" (specific place) and "Miss Miller" (specific person) are proper nouns, "swing" is general (common noun).
• In row 4, "Bob", "Ed" (specific names) and "Elm Street" (specific place) are proper nouns.
• For part B: Since no specific sentence is given to complete, we just note the proper nouns from part A.

Answer:

• Part A:
• 1. Circle "Kim", X on "dog" and "hand".
• 2. Circle "Nan", X on "girl" and "cat".
• 3. Circle "Pine Park" and "Miss Miller", X on "swing".
• 4. Circle "Bob", "Ed" and "Elm Street".
• Part B: (No specific sentence to complete, but proper nouns available are "Kim", "Nan", "Pine Park", "Miss Miller", "Bob", "Ed", "Elm Street")