Proper and common names they are words that give names to beings, objects, people, places, etc. You own names give a name to a certain person, such as Catarina, Luiza, Heitor, João. They can also name places like states, cities, neighborhoods, countries, rivers, forests. See some examples:
Amazon rainforest
Pernambuco
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Florianopolis
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It is important to remember that the own names are always written with the capital letter.
Let's look at the following phrases with proper names:
my dog is called Spike.
- I went for a walk in the city of Sao Paulo on past vacations.
my sister is called Luiza.
At ForestAmazon, there are still a lot of indigenous villages.
You common names they are the words that give names to fruits, objects, animals, etc. For example: window, cell phone, glass, car, apple.
Let's look at the following phrases with common names:
my sister likes to eat Apple.
O cell from my mom spoiled last night.
I dropped the glass of juice in the dining room.
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Activities
1) In the box below, write what is required.
A white fruit that has no seeds. |
Brazil Flag Circle Color |
The country that won the World Cup in 1994 |
Folklore character who has only one leg |
Object used to open bottles |
Largest state in Brazil |
King of the jungle |
Watermelon rind color |
2) If we could divide the names in the previous chart into two different groups, which ones would they be?
The) Group 1 - __________________________________
B) Group 2 - __________________________________
ç) Write two names that you would put in group 1.
_____________________________________________________________
d) Write two names that you would put in group 2.
____________________________________________________________
Answers
1)
A white fruit that has no seeds. |
banana |
Brazil Flag Circle Color |
blue |
The country that won the World Cup in 1994 |
Brazil |
Folklore character who has only one leg |
I sat down |
Object used to open bottles |
opener |
Largest state in Brazil |
For |
King of the jungle |
Lion |
Watermelon rind color |
green |
2)
The) Own names
B) common names
ç) Brazil, Saci
d) lion, green
