Educational worksheet for students to practice distinguishing and rewriting proper and common nouns.

Problem Overview:

The task is to identify whether each word in the list is a common noun or a proper noun. If it is a common noun, write "common noun." If it is a proper noun, rewrite the word with capital letters.

Key Definitions:

- Common Noun: Refers to general categories of people, places, things, or ideas (e.g., school, symbol, chapter).
- Proper Noun: Refers to specific names of people, places, things, or ideas and is always capitalized (e.g., Los Angeles, Yosemite, Bill Clinton).

Solution:

#### List of Words:
1. school-
2. symbol-
3. chapter-
4. los angeles-
5. groceries-
6. bill clinton-
7. yosemite-
8. pencil-
9. garage-
10. california-
11. instrument-
12. north carolina-
13. hospital-
14. parents-
15. table-
16. apple computer-

#### Analysis and Answers:

1. school-
- Common noun: Refers to a general place of education.
- Answer: common noun

2. symbol-
- Common noun: Refers to a general representation or sign.
- Answer: common noun

3. chapter-
- Common noun: Refers to a general division in a book or story.
- Answer: common noun

4. los angeles-
- Proper noun: Refers to a specific city in California.
- Answer: Los Angeles

5. groceries-
- Common noun: Refers to a general category of food items.
- Answer: common noun

6. bill clinton-
- Proper noun: Refers to a specific person (former U.S. President).
- Answer: Bill Clinton

7. yosemite-
- Proper noun: Refers to a specific national park in California.
- Answer: Yosemite

8. pencil-
- Common noun: Refers to a general writing tool.
- Answer: common noun

9. garage-
- Common noun: Refers to a general structure for storing vehicles.
- Answer: common noun

10. california-
- Proper noun: Refers to a specific state in the United States.
- Answer: California

11. instrument-
- Common noun: Refers to a general tool or device.
- Answer: common noun

12. north carolina-
- Proper noun: Refers to a specific state in the United States.
- Answer: North Carolina

13. hospital-
- Common noun: Refers to a general medical facility.
- Answer: common noun

14. parents-
- Common noun: Refers to a general term for one's mother and father.
- Answer: common noun

15. table-
- Common noun: Refers to a general piece of furniture.
- Answer: common noun

16. apple computer-
- Proper noun: Refers to a specific brand of computers.
- Answer: Apple Computer

Final Answer:

```
1. common noun
2. common noun
3. common noun
4. Los Angeles
5. common noun
6. Bill Clinton
7. Yosemite
8. common noun
9. common noun
10. California
11. common noun
12. North Carolina
13. common noun
14. common noun
15. common noun
16. Apple Computer
```

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&1. \text{common noun} \\
&2. \text{common noun} \\
&3. \text{common noun} \\
&4. \text{Los Angeles} \\
&5. \text{common noun} \\
&6. \text{Bill Clinton} \\
&7. \text{Yosemite} \\
&8. \text{common noun} \\
&9. \text{common noun} \\
&10. \text{California} \\
&11. \text{common noun} \\
&12. \text{North Carolina} \\
&13. \text{common noun} \\
&14. \text{common noun} \\
&15. \text{common noun} \\
&16. \text{Apple Computer} \\
\end{aligned}
}