Transcript Language Arts Policies

A noun is a word that names a person,
place, thing, or idea.
Persons: sister, friend, student. lawyer,
banker
Places: neighborhood, town, country,
restaurant, skating rink
Things: chair, sock, hat, desk, tree, cloud
Ideas: skill, truth, democracy, success
A common noun is a noun that names any
person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: lawyer, teacher, athlete, building,
city, movie
A proper noun names something specific.
- They are always capitalized.
Examples: Mrs. Anderson, Cortland
Finnigan(Titans player), Empire State
Building, New York City, Transformers,
World War I
Common Noun
actor
singer
building
city
river
TV show
Song
Proper Noun
Neil Patrick Harris
Katy Perry
Empire State Building
Smyrna
Ohio River
American Idol
“Last Friday Night”
Scott and Patrick went to
the mall and shopped for a
pair of shoes and a new tie.
They bought the shoes at
Shoe Carnival and the tie at
Macy’s. Cool Springs Mall
is the best place to shop for
clothes and to eat junk
food.
During world war II, the
united states and japan
were at war with one
another. Many americans
died at pearl harbor in
hawaii.
Common
dog
boy
war
monument
candy bar
country
restaurant
school
game
fair
gaming console
Proper
Chihuahua
Michael
World War II
Mount Rushmore
Kit Kat
Canada
McDonalds
Smyrna Middle School
Call of Duty
The Wilson County Fair
XBOX 360