2. NOUNS IN SENTENCES A noun is a name for a person, place, animal or thing.

3. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing. Example: The duckling swam in the pond. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Yes, names an animal. Yes, names a place The nouns are DUCKLING and POND.

4. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing. The chick has yellow feathers. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Yes, names an animal. Yes, names a thing. The nouns are CHICK and FEATHERS.

5. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing. Our team won the game! Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. (pronoun) Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Yes, names a thing. The nouns are TEAM and GAME.

6. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing. The duck paddled with its feet. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. No, not a noun. (pronoun) Yes, names an animal. Yes, names a thing. The nouns are DUCK and FEET.

7. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing. The apple is green. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. Yes, names a thing The noun is APPLE.

8. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing. My mother checked my homework. Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. (pronoun) Person, place, animal or thing? No, not a noun. (pronoun) Yes, names a person. Yes, names a thing. The nouns are MOTHER and HOMEWORK.

9. Remember: A noun is a name for a person, place, animal or thing. To find the nouns in a sentence, look at each word and ask yourself if it names a person, place, animal or thing.