NAME: _______________________ DATE: _________________

Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 1, page 8)

GRAMMAR: Proper nouns and common nouns

Look at these examples of proper nouns and common nouns.

Proper nouns
Melanie Pepper New Delhi Nicaragua

Common nouns
morning doctor student Capital letters
ABC

Lowercase letters
abc

FIGURE IT OUT . . .
A. Choose the correct answer to complete the grammar rules.
1. Use a ____________ letter to begin a proper noun.
capital / lowercase

2. Use a ____________ letter to begin a common noun.

capital / lowercase

B. Check if these words are correct. If not, write the words again correctly.

1. school _________________

2. marissa santos _________________

3. santo domingo _________________

4. classmate _________________

Top Notch Fundamentals, Second Edition Unit 1

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