Nouns

 

Read the sentences below. Choose all the nouns in the sentences then check your answer by clicking the "Answer" boxes.
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1. We stopped by the lake every day since I was a little child.

2. Mark spoke to the audience with for too long.

3. The company would not call the customer back soon enough.

4. She spoke with such conviction the crowd was as silent as a mouse.

5. The telephone rang off the hook for two hours.

Common/Proper Nouns

Read the sentences below. Determine whether the red words are common nouns or proper nouns. Remember, proper nouns are the names of things while common nouns just represent people, places, things, or ideas. (Note, proper nouns will not be capitalized below, though they are capitalized normally.)

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1. The great wall of china is one of the largest man-made objects on earth.

2. Sky diving is a wonderful but dangerous sport.

3. Why did Mark speak to the council so harshly?

4. So, the teacher let you walk instead of run today?

5. Computers make up a large share of wall street business.

 

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