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00:00Look around you. What do you see?
00:04People, places, things, animals, events.
00:10In English grammar, we call them nouns.
00:13A noun is a name that refers to a person, place, thing, animal, or event.
00:19That is a building. It is a noun.
00:22This is a dog. It is a noun.
00:25This is an astronaut. He is a noun.
00:29Let's look at more.
00:31Take a look at the nouns in this room.
00:34These are students. They are people. The students are nouns.
00:39This is a classroom. It is a place. The classroom is a noun.
00:45This is a crayon. It is a thing. The crayon is a noun.
00:50Look at this bird. It is an animal. The bird is a noun.
00:55Look at the birthday. The birthday is an event. It is also a noun.
01:00Even this video is a noun.
01:03Let's go outside and look for nouns there.
01:06The playground is a noun.
01:09This ball is a noun.
01:11Their game is a noun.
01:13The players are nouns.
01:15Winning is also a noun.
01:17There are many kinds of nouns so we like to sort them in groups.
01:22Let's sort nouns into two kinds.
01:24Common and proper nouns.
01:26Common nouns are any regular, ordinary people, places, animals, things or events.
01:33They are not specific.
01:35Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
01:38They name specific people, places, animals, things or events.
01:44Let's look at some examples.
01:47Girl is a common noun. A person.
01:50But Anna is a proper noun.
01:52This is because she's not just any girl. She's a girl named Anna.
01:56Museum is a common noun. A place.
01:59But Museo Pambata is a proper noun.
02:02It's not just any museum but Museo Pambata.
02:05Dog is a common noun. An animal.
02:08But Sandy is a proper noun. Sandy is a specific dog.
02:12Holiday is a common noun. It is an event.
02:16But New Year is a proper noun. It is a specific holiday.
02:21Let's take a look at some more examples.
02:24Today is Saturday.
02:26Day is a common noun but Saturday is a proper noun.
02:31We're in the park. Park is a common noun.
02:34Brazil Park is a proper noun.
02:37This is a street.
02:39Street is a common noun but Padre Burgo Street is a proper noun.
02:44Look at this big library.
02:46Library is a common noun.
02:48National Library is a proper noun.
02:52This is a monument.
02:54Monument is a common noun.
02:56The monument of José Rizal is a proper noun.
03:00Look! A horse.
03:02Horse is a common noun.
03:04Mr. Ed is a proper noun.
03:07Over there is an artist.
03:09Artist is a common noun.
03:11Dana is a proper noun.
03:13Today we learned about nouns.
03:15They're all around us.
03:17We also learned about common and proper nouns.
03:20It's quiz time!
03:22Just tell us whether what you see is a proper noun or a common noun.
03:26José Rizal
03:29Airplane
03:31Intramuros
03:34Cat
03:36Soda
03:38Teacher Gina
03:41Principal
03:44Christmas Day
03:47Waiter
03:50Salcedo Street
03:53Here are the answers.
03:56Proper
03:59Common
04:01Proper
04:04Common
04:06Common
04:09Proper
04:12Common
04:14Proper
04:17Common
04:19Proper