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NOUNS… A noun is a word or group of words that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea.
PERSON Scott, mom, dad, parents, teacher, Mrs. Murray, linebacker, baby sitter, model, actress, doctor, computer scientist, classmate
PLACES Selinsgrove, New York City, arena, school, movie theater, Pennsylvania, Long Horn Steak House
THINGS rockets, desks, ocean, hamster, computers, Academy Award, highway, pencil
IDEAS Danger, freedom, love, kindness, dream
COMPOUND NOUNS A single noun made up of 2 or more words together Compound nouns may be written as one word, a hyphenated word, or 2 words
ONE WORD Daydream, Iceland, landslide, bathroom
HYPHENATED WORDS Self-esteem, sister-in-law
TWO WORDS Snow cone, Margaux Murray, family room
PROPER NOUNS Names a particular person, place, thing or idea and begins with a capital letter Examples: Germany, New York City, Judaism
COMMON NOUNS Names any one group of person, places, things, or ideas and is usually not capitalized Example: woman, city, country, book, police
TRICKS TO SPOTTING NOUNS Can you add ING or ED to the word and it still makes sense? If it does it is not a noun. Can it be multiplied? If it can, it is most likely a noun Would it makes sense if you took the word out of a sentence and placed the, a, this, these, that, or those in front of it? If it does you have a noun.
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