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2. NOUNS… A noun is a word or group of words that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea.

3. PERSON Scott, mom, dad, parents, teacher, Mrs. Murray, linebacker, baby sitter, model, actress, doctor, computer scientist, classmate

4. PLACES Selinsgrove, New York City, arena, school, movie theater, Pennsylvania, Long Horn Steak House

5. THINGS rockets, desks, ocean, hamster, computers, Academy Award, highway, pencil

6. IDEAS Danger, freedom, love, kindness, dream

7. 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

8. ONE WORD Daydream, Iceland, landslide, bathroom

9. HYPHENATED WORDS Self-esteem, sister-in-law

10. TWO WORDS Snow cone, Margaux Murray, family room

11. PROPER NOUNS Names a particular person, place, thing or idea and begins with a capital letter Examples: Germany, New York City, Judaism

12. COMMON NOUNS Names any one group of person, places, things, or ideas and is usually not capitalized Example: woman, city, country, book, police

13. 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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