Grammar Video Project- Ampersand, Common and Proper Noun (Karla and Ellie)

Ampersand, Common and Proper nouns 

Some things we have researched deeper into, were some of these grammar concepts such as ampersands, proper and common nouns. First, ampersands. Despite appearances, the history of ampersand owes nothing to amp, or sand. Now what is Ampersand? An ampersand represents “And”, one of the conjunctions. Ampersands should not be used in normal text because they are a bit informal. People often use an ampersand when they want to save space. Furthermore, the word ampersand is a mix of Latin and English and a condensed version of the phrase “and per se and,” which means “(the character) ‘&’ by itself is ‘and’.” These are some examples of ampersands: “Mr. & Mrs. Johnson” and “Bath & Body works”. These examples use ampersand because it’s in a company’s name, which can use “&” instead of and. Moving on to common nouns, these are nouns (person, place or thing) that are not a specific thing. When we use common nouns, they don’t require to be capitalized, unless they are the first word of the sentence. Some examples of common nouns are mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, jam, pillow. Now for proper nouns, proper nouns are nouns, but they’re just perfect. Proper nouns and common nouns are very opposite. Proper nouns should always be capitalized because they are going to be named something. To demonstrate, there is Canada, In-N-Out, Mac Book, Math, Tesla, Pepsi that are proper nouns. These examples show how you would properly use proper nouns in sentences because the first letter is capitalized, and they are names of a country, company etc. 

 

Test Questions:

  1. What symbol is an ampersand?
  1. a) !      b) &        c)?
  1. What is the common noun used in this sentence? “He went to a movie at Cineplex.” 

 

  1. a) went   b) Movie     c) Cineplex 

 

  1. Companies can use ampersands in their company names.

 

  1. A) true             b) False          C) Depends

 

  1. Which of the following is the definition of proper nouns? 

A) nouns that are not specific but do require to be capitalized.

B) Nouns that are specific but don’t need to be capitalized.

C) Nouns that are specific and need to be capitalized.

D) Nouns that aren’t specific and don’t need to be capitalized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers: 

  1. B 
  2.  B  
  3. A 
  4.  

 

 

 

2 thoughts on “Grammar Video Project- Ampersand, Common and Proper Noun (Karla and Ellie)

  1. Thank you for submitting your Grammar Video Project for COL. I have reviewed your Edublog post, and have the following observations regarding your work:

    – Concept is well-explained in a creative method
    – Video is well edited (sound quality is inconsistent)
    – Format is professional (text, transitions, effects, etc.)
    – Paragraph should be embedded, not linked download

    Thanks for sharing this great project!

    Mr. Barazzuol
    bbarazzuol@sd43.bc.ca

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