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4 Nouns

Warm-up

Read this conversation. Circle the proper nouns with a red crayon and the

common nouns with a blue crayon.

Riya: You have been at home all day! What have you been doing?

Rehan: I was reading a very interesting book. It is written by Enid Blyton.

Riya: I have heard of her. She is a very well-known author. Which book were you
reading?

Rehan: I was reading The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage. It is one of a series of mystery
books written by the author.

Riya: What are the books about?

Rehan: Oh! They are very interesting. There are five children—Fatty, Larry, Daisy,
Pip and Bets. They have a dog named Buster. They live in the village of Peterswood,

close to Buckinghamshire. The children solve a mystery during their vacation. They
always solve the mystery before Mr Goon does.

Riya: Who is Mr Goon?

Rehan: He is the village policeman. He is not very nice to them.

Riya: The story of the young detectives sounds very interesting. I must read one of

these books to find out.

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or animal. Proper nouns are words that
name a particular person, place, animal or thing. Proper nouns always begin with
capital letters. For example, Enid Blyton, Buster, Peterswood.

Common nouns are general names for people, animals, places and things.
For example, policeman, book, home, dog.

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