1. Nouns

2. Nouns
A _noun__is a word or word group that is used to name a___person______, __place___, ____thing_____, or idea.
Examples:
Persons: teacher, Paris Hilton, mother
Places: school, Johnson City, mall
Things: lamp, book, desk
Ideas: love, courage, freedom

3. Common Nouns
A _common noun_ names any one of a group of persons, places, things, ideas and is generally not capitalized.
Examples:
Person: ___ child, adult, teacher______
Place: __theater, store, city________
Thing: ___book, desk, jacket, _____
Ideas: religion
_________________ (your example of a common noun)

4. Proper Nouns
__Proper Nouns____ name a particular person, place, thing, or idea and begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
Person: __Mrs. Breitbarth, Dr. Martin____
Place: ___Starbucks, Target_______
Thing: __Despicable Me, Watsons Go to Birmingham  
__________________(your example)

5. Compound Nouns
___Compound Nouns____are formed by joining two simple nouns together.
Examples:
foot + ball= __football_______(no space)
ice + land = ____Iceland___
brother + in + law= __brother-in-law__(with a hyphen)
grass + hopper= _______grasshopper_______
_______________ (your example)

6. Sentences
Common Noun 1. ___________________________________________________ Proper Noun 2. ___________________________________________________ Compound Noun 3.___________________________________________________