2. Proper Nouns
Proper nouns name a certain person, place, or thing
Proper Nouns are capitalized
Examples:Tommy, Shirley Hills,Thomas Edison
Not an example: boy, school, inventor
3. Common Nouns
Common nouns name any general person, place or thing.
Common nouns are not capitalized
Example: ocean, team, principal
Not an Example: Pacific Ocean, MinnesotaVikings, Mr.
Eidsness
4. Number 1-12-Write if each example is a
common noun (cn) or proper noun (pn).
1. circus
2. Thomas Edison
3. snake
4. Alabama
5. Pike’s Peak
6. vegetable
7. Chuck’s Diner
8. Gulf of Mexico
9. Frank Bacon
10. spaceship
11. supermarket
12. Nigeria
