Grade 2 • Lesson 14: The Seasons
Common vs Proper Nouns & Series
Grammar Rules: Seasons & Holidays
Seasons are common nouns. Months and holidays are proper nouns.
• Lowercase: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
• Capitalized: March, April, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas.
Rewrite each sentence and insert commas where they belong in the series:
1.
Spring summer autumn and winter are seasons.
2.
March April and May are the spring months.
3.
September October and November are autumn months.
4.
Thanksgiving Day Christmas New Year's Day and Fourth of July are holidays.
Write complete sentences using commas to separate each item in the series:
1.
(List the three summer months in a complete statement)
2.
(List three holidays you celebrate in a complete statement)