To find the common nouns, we need to look for words that name general people, places, or things. We do not circle names of specific people (like Heidi or Griffin) because those are proper nouns.
Here is the step-by-step breakdown for each sentence:
1)
The orchard has many trees.
- "orchard" is a general place.
- "trees" are general things.
- Common nouns:
orchard, trees
2)
The doctor works in the hospital until 5.
- "doctor" is a general job/person.
- "hospital" is a general place.
- Common nouns:
doctor, hospital
3)
The deer and the fawn are at the lake.
- "deer" is a general animal.
- "fawn" is a general animal.
- "lake" is a general place.
- Common nouns:
deer, fawn, lake
4)
Heidi and her cousin are going to the aquarium.
- "Heidi" is a specific name (Proper Noun), so we skip it.
- "cousin" is a general family member.
- "aquarium" is a general place.
- Common nouns:
cousin, aquarium
5)
My sister baked cupcakes for me.
- "sister" is a general family member.
- "cupcakes" are general food items.
- Common nouns:
sister, cupcakes
6)
Harper painted mountains and trees.
- "Harper" is a specific name (Proper Noun), so we skip it.
- "mountains" are general things/places.
- "trees" are general things.
- Common nouns:
mountains, trees
7)
The king and the queen live in the palace.
- "king" is a general title/person.
- "queen" is a general title/person.
- "palace" is a general place.
- Common nouns:
king, queen, palace
8)
The driver parked the car in the garage.
- "driver" is a general person/job.
- "car" is a general thing.
- "garage" is a general place.
- Common nouns:
driver, car, garage
9)
Griffin is watering the plants in his backyard.
- "Griffin" is a specific name (Proper Noun), so we skip it.
- "plants" are general things.
- "backyard" is a general place.
- Common nouns:
plants, backyard
10)
My grandmother is reading the newspaper.
- "grandmother" is a general family member.
- "newspaper" is a general thing.
- Common nouns:
grandmother, newspaper
Final Answer:
1) orchard, trees
2) doctor, hospital
3) deer, fawn, lake
4) cousin, aquarium
5) sister, cupcakes
6) mountains, trees
7) king, queen, palace
8) driver, car, garage
9) plants, backyard
10) grandmother, newspaper
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