A noun is a person, place or thing'

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Nouns
A noun is a person, place or thing.
Created by cconde DSA 2009
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A noun is a person, place or thing.
Sarah laughs out loud.
Sarah is the noun in this sentence, because
Sarah is a person.
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Here are some more nouns.
The peach cobbler is still hot!
peach cobbler is a noun because it is a thing.
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Here is another example.
Killer whales swim fast in the deep blue ocean.
Whales are a noun because they are a thing.
The ocean is a noun because it is a place.
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Alright, its your turn. Ill help.
The pizza tastes delicious.
Which word is the noun?
Pizza is the noun because it is a thing.
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See if you can find the underlined word that is a
noun in this sentence.
David is around the corner.
1. David
2. is
3. around
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See if you can identify the noun.
David is around the corner. Is it 1? David
Is this a person, place or thing?
Yes, David is a noun because it is a person.
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Is 2 a noun?
2. Is Is this a person, place or thing?
No, is is not a noun because it is not a person,
place or thing.
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Is 3 a noun?

• around
• Is this a person?

No
Is this a place?
No
Is this a thing?
No.
Around is not a noun because it is not a person,
place or thing.
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See if you can find the underlinedword that is a
noun in this sentence.

• When we got to the park, I couldnt
• find a place to put the pie, so I held it.
• Is the noun
• Got
• Park
• find

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Which is the noun?

• Got
• Is this a person?

No
Is this a place?
No
Is this a thing?
No
The word got is not a noun because it is not a
person, place or thing.
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Which word is a noun?

• Park

Is this a person?
No
Is this a place?
Yes
Park is the noun because it is a place.
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Which word is a noun?

• Find

Is this a person?
No
Is this a place?
No
Is this a thing?
No.
The word find is not a noun because it is not a
person, place or thing.
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Now its your turn. Which underlined word is a
nounin this sentence?
When I hit the ground, all I felt was the warm
pie in my face.

• Hit
• All
• Pie

If you chose pie, you are correct. Pie is a noun
because it is a thing.
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Which underlined word is a nounin this sentence?

• David is very careful with his trumpet.
• Very
• Careful
• Trumpet

If you chose trumpet, you are correct. Trumpet is
a noun because it is a thing.
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Which underlined word is a noun in this sentence?

• Jazmine said she was looking
• at the new street sign.
• Said
• Looking
• Sign

If you chose sign, you are correct. Sign is a
noun because it is a thing.
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Which underlined word is a noun in this sentence?
My dog likes to be with me as much as he can.

• Dog
• With
• Can

If you chose dog, you are correct. Dog Is a noun
because it is a thing.
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Which underlined word is a noun in this sentence?
Did you go to the store with your Mother?

• Did
• Store
• Your

If you chose store, you are correct. Store is a
noun because it is a place.