Common Nouns
Common Nouns
Common Nouns
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Common Core Language Standard 1
Common nouns have two functions different than proper nouns: They are un-named and they include ideas. Because they are un-named, common nouns are more general than specific proper nouns. Common nouns include people, places, and things just like proper nouns, but they also add ideas. Think about it. Without common nouns we would have no freedom, liberty, justice, peace, or love. Maybe common nouns are the most important part of speech after all.
Today’s grammar and usage lesson is on common nouns. Remember that there are two kinds of nouns: proper nouns and common nouns. A proper noun names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized. A common noun is a bit different.
Now let’s read the grammar and usage lesson and study the examples.
A common noun is an idea, person, place, or thing. It can act or be acted upon and is capitalized only at the start of a sentence. A common noun can be a single word, a group of words, or a hyphenated word. Use common nouns to generalize ideas, persons, places, or things. Examples: liberty (idea), human (person), capital (place), eye-opener (thing)
Now circle or highlight what is right and revise what is wrong according to grammar and usage lesson.
Practice: We Americans sometimes forget that peace has been achieved by brave men and women who left their Country to fight in distant Lands.
Let’s check the Practice Answers.
Grammar and Usage Practice Answers: We Americans sometimes forget that peace has been achieved by brave men and women who left their country to fight in distant lands.
Now let’s apply what we have learned.
Writing Application: Write your own sentence using a common noun idea.
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