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Which of the following is an example of a place as a noun?
What is a common characteristic of nouns?
In the sentence 'The dog is barking at the mailman', what is the noun that is a person?
What is not an example of a thing as a noun?
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In the sentence 'Jessica painted a picture at school', what is the noun that is a place?
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What type of noun is the word 'grandparents'?
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Which of the following words is a noun that is a thing?
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What is the common characteristic of 'Australia', 'Perth', and 'city'?
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In the sentence 'The woman walked to the park', what is the noun that is a thing?
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What type of noun is the word 'bird'?
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Study Notes
What is a Noun?
- A noun is a person, place, or thing.
- Examples of people as nouns: doctor, firefighter, grandparents, sister, dad, woman, Jessica.
Places as Nouns
- Examples of places as nouns: park, city, airport, countries (e.g. Australia), cities (e.g. Perth), rooms in a house, places you like to visit, country, city, and town you live in.
Things as Nouns
- Examples of things as nouns: banana, computer, bike, phone, plant, living creatures (e.g. dogs, caribou, birds, bees, butterflies).
- Examples of nouns in a picture: man, woman, bedroom, house, tree, bed, bowl, table, lamp.
Identifying Nouns in Sentences
- In the sentence "My dad went to the shops to buy a new football", the nouns are: dad (person), shops (place), and football (thing).
- In the sentence "Jessica painted a picture at school", the nouns are: Jessica (person), picture (thing), and school (place).
What is a Noun?
- A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or thing.
Types of Nouns
- People as nouns: doctor, firefighter, grandparents, sister, dad, woman, Jessica.
- Places as nouns: park, city, airport, countries (e.g. Australia), cities (e.g. Perth), rooms in a house, places you like to visit, country, city, and town you live in.
- Things as nouns: banana, computer, bike, phone, plant, living creatures (e.g. dogs, caribou, birds, bees, butterflies).
Examples of Nouns in Context
- In a picture: man, woman, bedroom, house, tree, bed, bowl, table, lamp.
- In a sentence:
- "My dad went to the shops to buy a new football": dad (person), shops (place), and football (thing).
- "Jessica painted a picture at school": Jessica (person), picture (thing), and school (place).
What is a Noun?
- A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or thing.
Types of Nouns
- People as nouns: doctor, firefighter, grandparents, sister, dad, woman, Jessica.
- Places as nouns: park, city, airport, countries (e.g. Australia), cities (e.g. Perth), rooms in a house, places you like to visit, country, city, and town you live in.
- Things as nouns: banana, computer, bike, phone, plant, living creatures (e.g. dogs, caribou, birds, bees, butterflies).
Examples of Nouns in Context
- In a picture: man, woman, bedroom, house, tree, bed, bowl, table, lamp.
- In a sentence:
- "My dad went to the shops to buy a new football": dad (person), shops (place), and football (thing).
- "Jessica painted a picture at school": Jessica (person), picture (thing), and school (place).
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Learn to recognize and classify nouns as people, places, and things with examples of each category. Improve your understanding of grammar and language skills.
