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#GRAMMAR 1.2 PRACTICE (due date: Tuesday, September 20)

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PART 1 of 1

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify any proper nouns in the sentence. Capitalize your answers. (53 points)
*Each noun must go in the order of the sentence - reading from left to right.
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine how many words go in each individual box.

REMEMBER:
*Articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are part of a proper noun, but should not be capitalized.
*Abbreviations and numerals are part of a proper noun and should be capitalized.
Sentence #1: A baby named martin luther king jr. was born in atlanta, georgia.
(3 Proper Nouns)
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Proper Noun #1: A baby named martin luther king jr. was born in atlanta, georgia. (4)

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Proper Noun #2: A baby named martin luther king jr. was born in atlanta, georgia. (1)

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Proper Noun #3: A baby named martin luther king jr. was born in atlanta, georgia. (1)

Sentence #2: His family lived in a two-story house on auburn avenue.
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Proper Noun #1: His family lived in a two-story house on auburn avenue. (2)

Sentence #3: His father, martin luther king sr., was a minister and the son of a sharecropper.
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Proper Noun #1: His father, martin luther king sr., was a minister and the son of a sharecropper. (4)

Sentence #4: His mother, alberta williams king, was a teacher.
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Proper Noun #1: His mother, alberta williams king, was a teacher. (3)

Sentence #5: King skipped two grades at booker t. washington high school.
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Proper Noun #1: King skipped two grades at booker t. washington high school. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: King skipped two grades at booker t. washington high school. (5)

Sentence #6: Still a teenager, king graduated from morehouse college.
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Proper Noun #1: Still a teenager, king graduated from morehouse college. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: Still a teenager, king graduated from morehouse college. (2)

Sentence #7: King first thought of becoming a doctor or a lawyer but finally decided to go into the ministry.
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Proper Noun #1: King first thought of becoming a doctor or a lawyer but finally decided to go into the ministry. (1)

Sentence #8: While still at morehouse, king was ordained in the church of his father.
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Proper Noun #1: While still at morehouse, king was ordained in the church of his father. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: While still at morehouse, king was ordained in the church of his father. (1)

Sentence #9: King was elected co-pastor at the church upon his graduation from college.
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Proper Noun #1: King was elected co-pastor at the church upon his graduation from college. (1)

Sentence #10: The hardworking young man went on to graduate school at crozer theological seminary in chester, pennsylvania.
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Proper Noun #1: The hardworking young man went on to graduate school at crozer theological seminary in chester, pennsylvania. (3)

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Proper Noun #2: The hardworking young man went on to graduate school at crozer theological seminary in chester, pennsylvania. (1)

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Proper Noun #3: The hardworking young man went on to graduate school at crozer theological seminary in chester, pennsylvania. (1)

Sentence #11: King was very intelligent and an avid reader.
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Proper Noun #1: King was very intelligent and an avid reader. (1)

Sentence #12: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith.
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Proper Noun #1: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (2)

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Proper Noun #3: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (2)

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Proper Noun #4: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (3)

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Proper Noun #5: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (1)

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Proper Noun #6: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (1)

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Proper Noun #7: King studied the ideas of people such as martin luther, mohandas gandhi, jesus of nazareth, aristotle, plato, and adam smith. (2)

Sentence #13: King earned the degree of bachelor of divinity at crozer.
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Proper Noun #1: King earned the degree of bachelor of divinity at crozer. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: King earned the degree of bachelor of divinity at crozer. (1)

Sentence #14: King won a fellowship to go to the university of his choice for his doctorate.
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Proper Noun #1: King won a fellowship to go to the university of his choice for his doctorate. (1)

Sentence #15: King chose to go to boston university for school.
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Proper Noun #1: King chose to go to boston university for school. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: King chose to go to boston university for school. (2)

Sentence #16: King also took courses in philosophy at harvard.
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Proper Noun #1: King also took courses in philosophy at harvard. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: King also took courses in philosophy at harvard. (1)

Sentence #17: While at boston university, king met an intelligent and beautiful woman named coretta scott.
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Proper Noun #1: While at boston university, king met an intelligent and beautiful woman named coretta scott. (2)

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Proper Noun #2: While at boston university, king met an intelligent and beautiful woman named coretta scott. (1)

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Proper Noun #3: While at boston university, king met an intelligent and beautiful woman named coretta scott. (2)

Sentence #18: Coretta scott was a soprano, studying voice at the new england conservatory of music.
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Proper Noun #1: Coretta scott was a soprano, studying voice at the new england conservatory of music. (2)

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Proper Noun #2: Coretta scott was a soprano, studying voice at the new england conservatory of music. (5)

Sentence #19: King and scott married a few years after their first encounter.
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Proper Noun #1: King and scott married a few years after their first encounter. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: King and scott married a few years after their first encounter. (1)

Sentence #20: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine.
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Proper Noun #1: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine. (4)

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Proper Noun #3: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine. (2)

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Proper Noun #4: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine. (3)

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Proper Noun #5: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine. (1)

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Proper Noun #6: Coretta and martin luther king jr. had four children: yolanda denise, martin luther III, dexter, and bernice albertine. (2)

Sentence #21: While still working on his doctoral degree, king received a letter from a church in montgomery, alabama.
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Proper Noun #1: While still working on his doctoral degree, king received a letter from a church in montgomery, alabama. (1)

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Proper Noun #2: While still working on his doctoral degree, king received a letter from a church in montgomery, alabama. (1)

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Proper Noun #3: While still working on his doctoral degree, king received a letter from a church in montgomery, alabama. (1)

Sentence #22: The letter stated that the church would be happy to have king preach.
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Proper Noun #1: The letter stated that the church would be happy to have king preach. (1)

Sentence #23: The church was located on dexter avenue and was called the dexter avenue baptist church.
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Proper Noun #1: The church was located on dexter avenue and was called the dexter avenue baptist church. (2)

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Proper Noun #2: The church was located on dexter avenue and was called the dexter avenue baptist church. (4)

Sentence #24: The church was close to the impressive alabama state capitol, where the legislature meets.
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Proper Noun #1: The church was close to the impressive alabama state capitol, where the legislature meets. (3)

Sentence #25: Ironically, jefferson davis had been sworn in on the steps of that same building.
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Proper Noun #1: Ironically, jefferson davis had been sworn in on the steps of that same building. (2)