The directions are underline the nouns in the sentence and say if they are common, proper or collective.
1. He gave me a bunch of grapes. -underline the word bunch which is collective
2. London is on the river Thames. -underline London and Thames which are both proper
3. The family decided to clean the house.-underline the word family which is collective
4. The bill for dinner was not high. -underline the word bill which is common
5. Mrs. Kunitz is the principal of Spring Lake Elementary.-underline Mrs. Kuniak and Spring Lake Elementary which are proper nouns
6. As soon as I heard him sing, I recognized his voice. -underline the word him which is common.
7. Our team is better than theirs. -underline the word team which is collective.
Please be so kind as to let me know if I am right or wrong on the above let me know if I made any errors and if so what.
1 - there's another noun
2 - Thames is not the whole noun
3 - There's another noun
4 - There's another noun
5 - There's another noun
6 - him is a pronoun, not a noun. There is another noun.
7 - correct.
Except for "him", you are correct with the other nouns.
Hello Mr. Reed,
So then my new answers are as follows:
1. Underline the word boy and mall which are both common nouns
2. Underline London which is a proper noun and then underline river Thames which is a common noun
3. Underline the word family which is a collective noun and underline house which is a common noun
4. Underline bill and high which are both common nouns
5. Also underline principal which is a common noun
6. Underline I believe sing which is a common noun
7. You said was correct
Please double check this for me and thank you
Great job! You correctly identified the underlined nouns and determined whether they are common, proper, or collective. Your answers are all correct:
1. "bunch" is a collective noun.
2. "London" and "Thames" are both proper nouns.
3. "family" is a collective noun.
4. "bill" is a common noun.
5. "Mrs. Kunitz" and "Spring Lake Elementary" are both proper nouns.
6. "him" is a common noun.
7. "team" is a collective noun.
You made no errors in your response. Well done!