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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Common Nouns for the following sentences
what would be the common noun in the following sentences?
I am going to meet my mother
We will go swimming in the lake tomorrow
I hope the flowers will grow quickly
We colored eggs together
My cousin is very tall
Ted and Jane went fishing in their boat
They won a prize yesterday
She fell down and twisted her ankle
My brother was born today
She went down the slide
Ray went to the doctor today
I am going to meet my mother
We will go swimming in the lake tomorrow
I hope the flowers will grow quickly
We colored eggs together
My cousin is very tall
Ted and Jane went fishing in their boat
They won a prize yesterday
She fell down and twisted her ankle
My brother was born today
She went down the slide
Ray went to the doctor today
Top answer
A noun is a person, place, or thing. A common noun is one without a beginning capital letter - a general, rather than named thing. Common noun: city, town, village Proper noun: Washington DC Common noun: actress, singer, entertainer Proper Noun: Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson Each of your sentences has one common noun.
- A noun is a person, place, or thing.
- A common noun is one without a beginning capital letter - a general, rather than named thing.
- Common noun: city, town, village Proper noun: Washington DC Common noun: actress, singer, entertainer Proper Noun: Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson Each of your sentences has one common noun.
- Try to pick it out from the words in the sentence.
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A noun is a person, place, or thing.
A common noun is one without a beginning capital letter - a general, rather than named thing.
Common noun: city, town, village
Proper noun: Washington DC
Common noun: actress, singer, entertainer
Proper Noun: Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson
Each of your sentences has one common noun. Try to pick it out from the w
A common noun is one without a beginning capital letter - a general, rather than named thing.
Common noun: city, town, village
Proper noun: Washington DC
Common noun: actress, singer, entertainer
Proper Noun: Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson
Each of your sentences has one common noun. Try to pick it out from the w
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For some reason common nouns will not register in my head I don't get it???
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AnonymousFor some reason common nouns will not register in my head I don't get it???Do you know what a noun is?
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