NOUNS IN SENTENCES

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NOUNS IN SENTENCES

• A noun is a name for a
• person, place, or thing.

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To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.
Example
The duckling swam in the pond.
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
Yes, names a thing
Yes, names a place
The nouns are DUCKLING and POND.
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To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.
The chick has yellow feathers.
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
Yes, names a thing
Yes, names a thing
The nouns are CHICK and FEATHERS.
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To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.
Our team won the game!
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
No, not a noun. (pronoun)
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
Yes, names a thing.
Yes, names a thing.
The nouns are TEAM and GAME.
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To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.
The duck paddled with its feet.
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun. (pronoun)
Yes, names a thing.
Yes, names a thing.
The nouns are DUCK and FEET.
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To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.
The apple is green.
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun.
Yes, names a thing
The noun is APPLE.
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To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.
My mother checked my homework.
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
Person, Place, Thing?
No, not a noun. (pronoun)
No, not a noun.
No, not a noun. (pronoun)
Yes, names a person.
Yes, names a thing.
The nouns are MOTHER and HOMEWORK.
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Remember

• A noun is a name for a
• person, place, or thing.

To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each
word and ask yourself if it names a person,
place, or thing.