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A common noun is the generic name for a person, place, or thing in a class or group.

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Unlike proper nouns, a common noun is not capitalised unless it either begins a sentence or appears in a title.

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Finding examples of common nouns is as simple as opening you eyes!  What is the first thing you see when you wake up each morning?  Your alarm clock?  The word clock is a common noun because it names, or identifies, a thing.

What do you see when you walk out your front door each morning?  A car, a tree, the sky, your neighbor, a bus, a house, a store?  All are common nouns because they name a thing, place, or person:

People: mother, father, baby, child, toddler, teenager, grandmother, student, teacher, minister, businessperson, salesclerk, woman, man

Animals: lion, tiger, bear, dog, cat, alligator, cricket, bird, wolf

Things: table, truck, book, pencil, iPad, computer, coat, boots,

Places: city, state, country, continent, coffee shop, restaurant, park, zoo

Ideas: envy, love, hate, respect, patriotism, pride

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Possessive nouns show ownership or relation to something else. To make a singular common noun possessive, simply add an apostrophe and the letter “s.”

- The baby’s cries woke the exhausted new parents.

- The toddler’s face was covered in birthday cake.

- The dog’s bark was worse than his bite.

- The old car’s exhaust pipe emitted dusty black smoke.

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To make the possessive form of a singular common noun that ends in “s” add an apostrophe and “s,” as in these examples:

- The walrus’s bucket was missing.

- The bus’s yellow paint was beginning to rust.

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If a plural common noun does end in “s” just add an apostrophe to make the possessive form.

- The movie was interrupted by the babies’ crying in the back row.

- The nest of rattlesnakes’s hissings warned the hiker to stay away

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For a plural common noun that doesn’t end in “s” simply follow the rules of singular common noun that doesn’t end in “s” and add an apostrophe and “s.”

- The men’s basketball team is headed for the championship tournament.

- The children’s playroom floor was covered with toys.

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Common Noun Mud Hop | Game | Education.com

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Practice parts of speech with this game about common nouns. Can you pick out the noun from a group of words?

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Try this exercise to check your understanding, all the best!

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Try this exercise to check your understanding!