NOUNS. A _noun__ is a word or word group that is used to name a___person______, __place___,...
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NOUNS
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
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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)
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)
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)
SENTENCES
Common Noun
1. ___________________________________________________
Proper Noun
2. ___________________________________________________
Compound Noun
3.___________________________________________________