Replace the common nouns shown in boldface with proper nouns
Chapter 1 Grammar
Lesson 1.1 Common and Proper Nouns
Common nouns name people, places, things, and lidecs.
People: driver, musician, brother, pediatrician, firefighter
Places: tunnel, courthouse, zoo, backyard. desert, bedroom
Things: desk, helicopter, dictionary, microphone, pine tree
Ideas: nervousness, environmentalism justice, religion
Proper nouns name specific people, places, and things. Proper nouns are capitalized. For proper nouns that consist of more than one word, capitalize the first letter of each important word.
People: Aunt Lucy, General Eisenhower. Juan, Ms. Braga
Places: New Mexico, People's Republic of China, Lake Michigan
Things: Eiffel Tower, Baja BII's Burritos, Declaration of Independence
Ideas: Hinduism, Marxism
Rewrite it
Rewrite each sentence below. Replace the common nouns shown in boldface with proper nouns.
1. I went to visit my aunt in the city last summer.
2. On a certain day of the week, we took a taxi to the museum, where the works of an artist were being exhibited.
3. We stopped at the street where the museum was located and paid our fare.
4. As we exited the cab, 1 spotted the tallest building in the city.
5. Inside the museum, I realized I had left my smart phone in the taxil
6. We spoke with the security guard, and he was kind enough to call the cab company.
7. As we waited. I took a moment to admire a specific religion's tapestry.
8. At last, we were told the cab driver had my phone, but he was now in a suburb of the city.
9. We arranged to meet him at a restaurant later in the day, and l got my phone back.