Page 8 - English Grammar - 4
P. 8
Practice Time 1
Underline the common nouns in the following sentences.
1. Sonam is ea� ng her breakfast.
2. Chintu freed a bird trapped in the cage.
3. The clock was broken by the child.
4. Aman played basketball in the fi eld.
5. Six dogs ran across the road.
6. Madan and Priya are a� ending their classes.
7. Neha plays the sitar in the room.
8. The policeman pointed the gun at the thief.
Proper Nouns
Names of par� cular people, places or things are called proper nouns. Proper nouns
begin with a capital le� er.
Read the following sentence.
The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
In the above sentence, Taj Mahal is the name of a par� cular
building, and Agra is the name of a par� cular place.
Practice Time 2
Rewrite the following sentences by using capital le� ers for proper nouns.
1. mrs juyal is our principal.
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2. ankit saw the victoria terminus in mumbai.
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Nouns 3. jawaharlal nehru was the fi rst prime minister of india.
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4. the ganges is a holy river.
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