nouns

1. nouns Mrs. Blakeman

2. Definition • A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

3. People • My examples: Your examples: Barack Obama Ms. Blair Dr. Jekyll team man sister

4. Places • My examples: Your examples: Austria Savannah store house park

5. Things • My examples: Your examples: pencil dog snow Twilight tacos

6. Ideas • My examples: You examples: fairness loyalty truth justice honor beauty happiness comfort

7. Quick tip • A noun always follows the words a, an, or the. • However, a noun does not have to follow “a,” “an,” or “the.” A noun can easily appear without any of those word before it. • Also, the noun does not have to be the first word after “a,” “an,” or “the.” Other words may be between “a,” “an,” or “the” and the noun.

8. Examples • Theturtle is on thesidewalk. • An elephant ate the peanut. • Cake is delicious. • My grandfather is a great person. • The new park was built in California.

9. Another tip • NOTE: I forgot to leave a place for this in your notes – please add this tip off to the side! • In a sentence, a noun can answer our questions, “who?” or, “what?” • Examples: • My sister gave her friend a card. • The sprinter ran fast. • “fast” doesn’t answer either of our questions, so it isn’t a noun.

10. Let’s practice • Identify the nouns in the following sentences. • While watching the news, Stacey heard the weatherman say to pack an umbrella. • Katie moved to California with her family. • The lightning from the storm scared my dog. • My mom went on a walk around the neighborhood.

11. More practice • Dad had to run an errand to the hardware store. • Lindsey lit a match so she could start the fire. • The library received a huge shipment of new books. • Dad missed hitting the other car by an inch. • The governor pardoned the inmate.