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. Sam’s grandmother had her 90th birthday.
Section B: Which words in each sentence are actually proper nouns which should be capitalized?
6. I told jim’s mom that he needed a ride.
7. We visited austin, texas, last month.
8. I have heard that central park in new york city is very large.
9. The hurricane caused trouble along the coast of the atlantic ocean.
10. We read a poem written by edgar allen poe.
Answers: 1-park; 2-school; 3-eggs, salad; 4-mother, note; 5-grandmother, birthday; 6-Jim’s; 7-Austin, Texas; 8-Central Park, New York City; 9-Atlantic Ocean; 10-Edgar Allen Poe.