What is the common nouns & proper nouns in these sentences.
1. Long ago there was a thief in England named Robert. 2. They robbed only rich men. 3. The stolen money was given to anyone who was poor. 4. He was known everywhere as Robin Hood. 5. No one was better with a bow and arrow.
6. One of his many friends was a tall fellow named Little John. 7. Their enemy was the Sherrif of Nottingham. 8. They all lived in Sherwood Forest.
9. Books and movies have been written about Robin and his pals.
10. Some people think they really existed.
My answers:
1. thief CN, England, Robert PN
2. men CM 3. money CN
4.Robin Hood PN 5.bow, arrow CN
6.friends, fellow CN Little John PN
7.enemy CN Sherrif of Nottingham PN
8.Sherwood Forest PN
9. Books, movies CN Robin PN pals CN
10. people CN
Congratulations! Your answers are all correct!
Great effort! Your answers are mostly correct, but let's go through each sentence to make sure we identify the common nouns (CN) and proper nouns (PN) correctly:
1. Long ago there was a thief in England named Robert.
- thief (CN)
- England (PN)
- Robert (PN)
2. They robbed only rich men.
- men (CN)
3. The stolen money was given to anyone who was poor.
- money (CN)
4. He was known everywhere as Robin Hood.
- he (CN)
- Robin Hood (PN)
5. No one was better with a bow and arrow.
- one (CN)
- bow (CN)
- arrow (CN)
6. One of his many friends was a tall fellow named Little John.
- friends (CN)
- fellow (CN)
- Little John (PN)
7. Their enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham.
- enemy (CN)
- Sheriff of Nottingham (PN)
8. They all lived in Sherwood Forest.
- They (CN)
- Sherwood Forest (PN)
9. Books and movies have been written about Robin and his pals.
- Books (CN)
- movies (CN)
- Robin (PN)
- pals (CN)
10. Some people think they really existed.
- people (CN)
So, to summarize:
Common nouns: thief, men, money, one, bow, arrow, friends, fellow, enemy, they, Books, movies, pals, people
Proper nouns: England, Robert, Robin Hood, Little John, Sheriff of Nottingham, Sherwood Forest
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