Identify common and proper nouns
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Key Notes:
🌟 Identify Common and Proper Nouns 🌟
| 🟢 What is a Noun? |
👉 A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing 🧑🏽🏠🐶📚
| 🟡 Common Nouns |
✔ Common nouns are general names 📝
✔ They do not start with a capital letter (unless at the beginning of a sentence) ✍️
✔ Examples:
- boy 👦
- city 🏙️
- dog 🐕
- book 📖
| 🔵 Proper Nouns |
✔ Proper nouns are special names 🌟
✔ They always begin with a capital letter 🔠
✔ Examples:
- Rahul 👦
- Mumbai 🏙️
- Tommy 🐕
- Harry Potter 📖
| 🟣 Quick Trick 🎩✨ |
- 👉 If the noun is specific/special → Proper Noun 💎
- 👉 If the noun is general/common → Common Noun 🍎
| 💡 Examples: |
- Teacher 👩🏫 → common noun
- Mrs. Sharma 👩🏫 → proper noun
- River 🌊 → common noun
- Ganga 🌊 → proper noun
| 🌈 Remember: |
- 📌 All Proper Nouns are capitalized 🅰️
- 📌 All Common Nouns are not capitalized (unless at the start of a sentence) ✨
Let’s practice!✒️
