English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Section A: Find the common nouns in each sentence. 1. Janet took Susan to the park.2. Larry says there is no school on Monday.3. Mom cooked eggs while I made a salad.4. Jim asked his mother to write a note.5…. Read more450. Practice with Common and Proper Nouns
Common nouns can name buildings: house, school, store, restaurant, gas station Common nouns can name outdoor places: park, ocean, state, city, river, country, mountain range Common nouns can name rooms in a building: kitchen, living room, bedroom, rest room, courtroom… Read more448. Common Nouns Name Places
Section A: Put capital letters into these book and play titles.1. little women2. romeo and juliet3. of mice and men4. toy story5. all quiet on the western front Section B: Write these sentences correctly – using capitals and italics or… Read more465. Practice Using Italics, Quote Marks, and Capital Letters
Books, plays, poems, stories, songs, and newspaper articles are some of the written works that have a title. Whenever we write a title, certain words in the title must be capitalized. Always capitalize the first and last word of the… Read more461. Capitalizing Words in a Title
Section A: Decide which words in each sentence are proper nouns and should be capitalized.1. My mom and i went to see dr. smith last week.2. Sam’s friend, mr. brown, teaches swim lessons.3. Sam and i are learning the back… Read more460. Practice With More Proper Nouns
Section A: Decide which words in each sentence should be capitalized.1. My cousin was born in february, the day after valentine’s day.2. We have a softball game on tuesday, and my piano lesson is on friday.3. My family will celebrate… Read more455. Practice with Proper Nouns – Days, Months, Holidays
We use a proper noun to name a special event. Names of special events must be capitalized. Here are some special events:Mardi Gras, Homecoming, Promthe Flood, the Exodus, the Civil War We also capitalize the names of time periods. Here… Read more454. Proper Nouns Name Special Events and Time Periods
All holiday names are proper nouns and must be capitalized.Father’s Day, Mother’s DayChristmas Day, New Year’s Day, HanukkahMemorial Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s DayHalloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day We have no school on Veteran’s Day.My grandparents will visit on Easter.On Halloween, my… Read more453. Names of Holidays are Proper Nouns
The name for each month is a proper noun. Always capitalize the names of the months of the year. January, February, MarchApril, May, JuneJuly, August, SeptemberOctober, November, December My birthday is in October.We start school in August.My folks are taking… Read more452. Proper Nouns Name the Months of the Year