Worksheet for identifying proper and common nouns with example sentences and a sorting table.

Task: Identify Proper Nouns and Common Nouns in the Sentences

#### Instructions:
- Read each sentence.
- Identify the nouns in each sentence.
- Sort the nouns into two categories:
- Common Nouns: Names any person, place, thing, or idea (not capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence).
- Proper Nouns: Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea (always capitalized).

#### Sentences:
1. The man bought a Sony television for Christmas.
2. We went to Disneyland for vacation.
3. Susie loves riding her bike on the weekend.
4. The Grand Canyon is a beautiful place for my family to visit.
5. Did you know that your teacher likes Baby Ruth chocolate?
6. Natalie migrated to Cuba for better healthcare.
7. Monday, 17th October is Heroes and Foreparents Day.
8. That black cat really scared the white rabbit.

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Solution:

#### Step 1: Identify all nouns in each sentence.
#### Step 2: Classify them as either Common Nouns or Proper Nouns.

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#### Sentence 1: "The man bought a Sony television for Christmas."
- Nouns: man, Sony, television, Christmas
- Common Nouns: man, television
- Proper Nouns: Sony, Christmas

#### Sentence 2: "We went to Disneyland for vacation."
- Nouns: Disneyland, vacation
- Common Nouns: vacation
- Proper Nouns: Disneyland

#### Sentence 3: "Susie loves riding her bike on the weekend."
- Nouns: Susie, bike, weekend
- Common Nouns: bike, weekend
- Proper Nouns: Susie

#### Sentence 4: "The Grand Canyon is a beautiful place for my family to visit."
- Nouns: Grand Canyon, place, family
- Common Nouns: place, family
- Proper Nouns: Grand Canyon

#### Sentence 5: "Did you know that your teacher likes Baby Ruth chocolate?"
- Nouns: teacher, Baby Ruth, chocolate
- Common Nouns: teacher, chocolate
- Proper Nouns: Baby Ruth

#### Sentence 6: "Natalie migrated to Cuba for better healthcare."
- Nouns: Natalie, Cuba, healthcare
- Common Nouns: healthcare
- Proper Nouns: Natalie, Cuba

#### Sentence 7: "Monday, 17th October is Heroes and Foreparents Day."
- Nouns: Monday, October, Heroes, Foreparents, Day
- Common Nouns: Monday, Day
- Proper Nouns: October, Heroes, Foreparents

#### Sentence 8: "That black cat really scared the white rabbit."
- Nouns: cat, rabbit
- Common Nouns: cat, rabbit
- Proper Nouns: None

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Final Classification:

#### Common Nouns:
1. man
2. television
3. vacation
4. bike
5. weekend
6. place
7. family
8. teacher
9. chocolate
10. healthcare
11. Monday
12. Day
13. cat
14. rabbit

#### Proper Nouns:
1. Sony
2. Christmas
3. Disneyland
4. Susie
5. Grand Canyon
6. Baby Ruth
7. Natalie
8. Cuba
9. October
10. Heroes
11. Foreparents

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Answer Box:

```
Common Nouns:
1. man
2. television
3. vacation
4. bike
5. weekend
6. place
7. family
8. teacher
9. chocolate
10. healthcare
11. Monday
12. Day
13. cat
14. rabbit

Proper Nouns:
1. Sony
2. Christmas
3. Disneyland
4. Susie
5. Grand Canyon
6. Baby Ruth
7. Natalie
8. Cuba
9. October
10. Heroes
11. Foreparents
```

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Final Answer:

\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{Common Nouns} & \textbf{Proper Nouns} \\
\hline
\text{man} & \text{Sony} \\
\text{television} & \text{Christmas} \\
\text{vacation} & \text{Disneyland} \\
\text{bike} & \text{Susie} \\
\text{weekend} & \text{Grand Canyon} \\
\text{place} & \text{Baby Ruth} \\
\text{family} & \text{Natalie} \\
\text{teacher} & \text{Cuba} \\
\text{chocolate} & \text{October} \\
\text{healthcare} & \text{Heroes} \\
\text{Monday} & \text{Foreparents} \\
\text{Day} & \\
\text{cat} & \\
\text{rabbit} & \\
\hline
\end{array}
}