Noun Notes PDF

The Noun A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea. George! Jupiter! Ice cream! Courage! Books! Bottles! Godzilla! All of these words are nouns, words that identify the whos, wheres, and whats in language. Nouns name people, places, and things. Read the sentence that follows: G...

The Noun A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea. George! Jupiter! Ice cream! Courage! Books! Bottles! Godzilla! All of these words are nouns, words that identify the whos, wheres, and whats in language. Nouns name people, places, and things. Read the sentence that follows: George and Godzilla walked to Papa John\'s to order a large pepperoni pizza. George is a person. Papa John\'s is a place. Pizza is a thing. Godzilla likes to think he\'s a person, is as big as a place, but qualifies as another thing. Persons: John hunter audience \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Places: theater Minnesota park \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Things: car television hat \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Ideas: inspiration joy freedom \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Common or Proper Nouns: A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. They are usually not capitalized unless they are at the beginning of a sentence. A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. They are capitalized. Singular or Plural Nouns: A singular noun names only one person, place, thing, or idea. A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.