This document provides a lesson on common and proper nouns. It defines nouns as words that represent people, places, or animals. Proper nouns are specific names that begin with capital letters, while common nouns are general names that begin with lowercase letters. The lesson includes examples of nouns and exercises for learners to identify common and proper nouns in passages.

1. MWITA GRACE GATI
EG01/PU/36108/23

2. COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS
Expected learning outcome: by the end of the lesson the learner should be able to;
Define a noun
Identify examples of nouns from a passage
Give examples and differentiate common nouns from proper nouns

3. INTRODUCTION
General knowledge of nouns;
Tell different names of persons, animals, places?
Write down as many as possible

4. LESSON DEVELOPMENT
Definition of noun
It’s a word that represents a person, animal, place

5. DEFINITION OF PROPER NOUNS
Are specific names of persons, places, animals
Always begins with capital letter

6. Examples of proper nouns

7. EXERCISE 1.1
Underline proper nouns in the following sentences
1. I met James at the post office.
2. Peter is my classmate.
3. India is the biggest democracy in the world.
4. Millions of people speak English as a second language.
5. She comes from Nigeria.

8. ANSWERS
1. I met James at the post office.
2. Peter is my classmate.
3. India is the biggest democracy in the world.
4. Millions of people speak English as a second language.
5. She comes from Nigeria.

9. DEFINITION OF COMMON NOUNS
 Are common names of person, places, animals
 They start with a small letter

10. Examples of common nouns

11. EXERCISE 1.2
Underline common nouns from the
passage

12. CONCLUSION
Summary of common and proper nouns

13. REFERENCE
You-tube Videos
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