St. Mary's Convent School



Class:IVSubject: English-IIntroduction:Let us start with the common nouns and proper nouns.1..Explanation:Common nouns give common names to people, animals, places or things, which are of the same kind. For example: The boy is reading a book.I love my pet dog.The children are playing in the park.A teacher is teaching the students in the classroom.The words boy, book, dog, children, park, teacher, students and classroom are common nouns in the above mentioned sentences.2..Proper nouns are the special names given to a particular person, place, animal (usually pets) or thing. For example:-I study in St. Mary’s Convent School. {name of a particular school} (Proper noun) Sr.Mabel (Proper noun) is the principal (Common noun) of our school. {Here Sr.Mabel is the name of a particular person.} A Doberman is a type of large dog with short dark fur. (Proper noun) (Common noun) The Jungle Book is my favourite book. (Proper noun) (Common noun) {After studying the explanation now do the following in your C.W copy from a new page.}COMMON AND PROPER NOUNSDefinition:-Common noun: Common noun is the name given to people, animals, places or things which are of the same kind.For example: My friend lives in a big house. There are many flowers in the garden. I’ve a pet dog. A Common noun is never capitalized unless it is used at the beginning of a sentence.Proper noun: Proper noun is the special name given to a particular person, place, animal (usually pets) or thing.For example: The Red Fort is in New Delhi. Arun will visit Kolkata in October. The Times of India is a popular newspaper. A Proper noun always begins with a capital letter regardless of where it appears in a sentence. Exercises:-Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns:The ant is a very hardworking insect.Ans: ant, insect.Enid BlytonMy favourite author is Enid Blyton.Ans: author, Lucknow, Uttar PradeshLucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is an important historical city.Ans: capital , city ,May, JuneThe schools in our state remain closed in May and June.Ans: schools, state, We saw some strange animals in the zoo.Ans: animals, zoo. To be continued…… ................
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