NounsA person!
A thing!A place!
A noun is a person, place, or thing.Definition:
A NOUN IS A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING
boygirlman
womanteacherscientist
bakerpastor
ballerinaorganist
nursemomdad
babysitter
parkrestaurant
theaterchurchstore
Hawaiizoo
spaceDisneyland
mallkitchen
gymriver
Georgia
bonecar
dressshoegum
scissorscomputerskateboa
rdbaseball
clockpenCD
tablecandle
Some nouns cannot be seen or touched . . .
LoveHopePeace
ThoughtfulnessWonder
PrideSin
HelpfulnessShyness
. . . only shown.
couragecuteness
Aww!
beauty growth
Regular people, places, and things are called common nouns.
citygirl
boydog
park person
book
statemagazine
countr
y
school
church lake
river
statue
team poem hospital
What do you notice about these words?
Particular people, places, or things are called Proper Nouns.
A particular school = Northwest Community Christian School
Proper Noun
A particular person = Mr. Young
A particular city = Phoenix
A particular lake = Pleasant Lake
common
Properriver Colorado River
book Charlotte’s Web
person Abraham Lincoln
magazine Family Circle
poem “The Sugar Plum Tree”
dog Dalmation
(particular)
Head up a half sheet (long) of paper. Make 2 columns. Label:
__ Common Proper___
June is the month of her birthday.
The boys went with them to Detroit.
Buck went to see the concert last night in Spain.
Thursday is the day Grandma and Grandpa will be coming.
The Verde River is visited many times throughout the summer.
Where the Red Fern Grows was read to us last week.
There should be 9
proper nouns and 8 common
nouns.
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