The document explains the difference between common nouns, which are not capitalized (e.g., 'city', 'policeman'), and proper nouns, which are capitalized (e.g., 'Dallas', 'Officer Walker'). It provides examples and practice sentences for identifying and correcting the capitalization of nouns. Additionally, it includes a rule for pluralizing singular nouns ending in -y by changing -y to -ies.

8. Common Nouns
Common Nouns are any
person, place, or thing.
Common nouns are not
capitalized.
The city
A policeman
That newspaper

9. Proper Nouns
Common Nouns are the
name of a special person,
place, or thing. Proper
nouns are capitalized.
Dallas
Officer Walker
New York Times

10. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper.
Mary visited the school
last Friday.
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Sentence

11. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper.
The President rode in a
limousine.
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Sentence

12. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper.
The elephants and
monkeys were at the
San Francisco Zoo.
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Sentence

13. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper.
All of Amy’s paper is
missing from her
notebook.
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Sentence

14. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
My parents joined
grover church last
sunday.

15. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
My parents joined
G
Grover C
Church
last S
Sunday.

16. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Uncle rob used to
live in orlando,
florida.

17. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Uncle R
Rob used
to live in O
Orlando,
F
Florida.

18. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
We heard the
govenor’s speech
on television in
january.

19. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
We heard the
G
Govenor’s speech
on television in
J
January.

20. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Both randal and
sue visited marine
world.

21. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Both R
Randal and
S
Sue visited M
Marine
W
World.

26. If a singular noun ends in –y and
the letter before the –y is a
consonant, change the ending
to –ies to make the noun plural.