1. On Tuesday Timmy brought in a book about famous explorers.
2. The book told about brave sailors from Europe.
3. Was Columbus looking for gold an spices?
4. His ship got lost and landed off the coast of North America in 1492.
5. Our class also learned about later explorers.
Find common nouns in each sentence.
1.book, explorers
2.book, sailors
3.gold spices
4.ship, coast
5.class explorers
All are right. :-)
Common:comet
To find the common nouns in each sentence, it is important to understand what a common noun is. A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
1. In the first sentence, the common nouns are "book" and "explorers."
To find these common nouns, you can simply identify the ordinary, non-specific objects mentioned in the sentence.
2. In the second sentence, the common nouns are "book" and "sailors."
Once again, you can identify the general objects mentioned: a book and a group of sailors.
3. In the third sentence, there are no common nouns. "Gold" and "spices" are not common nouns but rather specific nouns.
Common nouns are more general and refer to a category, while specific nouns refer to individual instances.
4. In the fourth sentence, the common nouns are "ship" and "coast."
You can identify the general objects mentioned: a ship and a coastline.
5. In the fifth sentence, the common nouns are "class" and "explorers."
Again, you can identify the general objects mentioned here: a class and a group of explorers.
By simply understanding the concept of common nouns, you can identify them in each sentence by looking for general, non-specific objects or ideas.