Question

in each of the following sentences, underline the proper nouns and circle the common nouns. capitalize all proper nouns.

1. aiden and his parents visited mandeville in the summer.
2. the national stadium attracts many sports enthusiasts.
3. cuba is the largest island in the greater antilles.
4. we celebrate labour day on the third monday in october.
5. is africa the largest continent in the world?
6. my brother attended a college in st. elizabeth.
7. -a guide took the tourists up the dunns river falls.
8. did barbara visit the museum in port royal?
9. the accident stopped traffic on hope road.
10. who is the manager of the national commercial bank?

Explanation:

1. "Aiden" and "Mandeville" are proper nouns (underline them). "Parents" and "summer" are common nouns (capitalize "Parents" as it starts the sentence).
2. "National Stadium" is a proper noun (underline it). "Sports enthusiasts" is a common noun.
3. "Cuba", "Greater Antilles", "October" are proper nouns (underline them). "Island" is a common noun.
4. "Labour Day", "October" are proper nouns (underline them). "We" (starts sentence so capitalized), "Monday" are common nouns here in this context as we are general - izing the day of the week.
5. "Africa" is a proper noun (underline it). "Continent" and "world" are common nouns.
6. "Brother" (starts sentence so capitalized), "College" are common nouns. "St. Elizabeth" is a proper noun (underline it).
7. "Guide", "Tourists" are common nouns. "Dunn's River Falls" is a proper noun (underline it).
8. "Barbara", "Museum", "Port Royal" are proper nouns (underline them).
9. "Accident", "Traffic", "Hope Road" - "Hope Road" is a proper noun (underline it), "Accident" and "Traffic" are common nouns.
10. "Manager", "National Commercial Bank" - "National Commercial Bank" is a proper noun (underline it), "Manager" is a common noun.

Answer:

1. Underlined proper nouns: Aiden, Mandeville; Capitalized common noun: Parents
2. Underlined proper noun: National Stadium; Common noun: Sports enthusiasts
3. Underlined proper nouns: Cuba, Greater Antilles, October; Common noun: Island
4. Underlined proper nouns: Labour Day, October; Capitalized common noun: We
5. Underlined proper noun: Africa; Common nouns: Continent, world
6. Underlined proper noun: St. Elizabeth; Capitalized common noun: Brother
7. Underlined proper noun: Dunn's River Falls; Common nouns: Guide, Tourists
8. Underlined proper nouns: Barbara, Museum, Port Royal; Common noun: None new - added
9. Underlined proper noun: Hope Road; Common nouns: Accident, Traffic
10. Underlined proper noun: National Commercial Bank; Common noun: Manager