NOUNS Person Place Thing Or Idea Common Nouns

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NOUNS Person, Place, Thing Or Idea • Common Nouns refer to any person, place

NOUNS Person, Place, Thing Or Idea • Common Nouns refer to any person, place thing or idea. • Proper Nouns identify a particular person, place, thing or idea. • Each sentence should have a subject (noun). • Using specific nouns will help make YOUR sentence clearer to the reader. Click mouse to see how nouns work

Choose the correct option by choosing from the multiple choices. Mexico is the southernmost

Choose the correct option by choosing from the multiple choices. Mexico is the southernmost country in North America. It borders the United States on the north; it is bordered on the south by Belize and Guatemala. A. north America…South B. North America…South C. C. North america…south D. D. No change is necessary

North America, like other proper nouns is capitalized. North, south, east and west are

North America, like other proper nouns is capitalized. North, south, east and west are only capitalized when they refer to geographic regions (the Southwest, Eastern Europe); as compass directions, they are not capitalized.

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You are RIGHT, go to the next sentence.

A photograph of mars was printed in the New York Times. A. Mars…The New

A photograph of mars was printed in the New York Times. A. Mars…The New York Times B. mars…The New York times C. mars…The New York Times D. No change is necessary

The names of planets, as well as the complete names of newspapers are proper

The names of planets, as well as the complete names of newspapers are proper nouns and should be capitalized.

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You are RIGHT, go to the next sentence.

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of the earth that lies north of the

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of the earth that lies north of the Equator. A. Northern hemisphere…earth…equator B. Northern hemisphere…Earth…Equator C. Northern Hemisphere…earth…equator D. No change is necessary equator

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You are RIGHT, go to the next sentence.

Northern Hemisphere is a proper noun and should be capitalized. Even though earth in

Northern Hemisphere is a proper noun and should be capitalized. Even though earth in a specific place it is only capitalized when you mention other planets and equator is never capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence.

Over the cheers of the Crowd, ken Richard shouted a question. A. Crowd…Ken Richard

Over the cheers of the Crowd, ken Richard shouted a question. A. Crowd…Ken Richard B. crowd…ken richard C. crowd…Ken Richard D. No change necessary

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You are RIGHT, go on…. .

Ken Richard is a proper noun and should always be capitalized; crowd is a

Ken Richard is a proper noun and should always be capitalized; crowd is a common noun and should not be capitalized

SMILE you know Nouns!

SMILE you know Nouns!