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What is a noun?

• A noun is a word used to refer to….

• people

• animals

• places

• things

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/word.html

What is a noun?

• A noun is a “naming word”

• Everything we see or are able to talk about is represented by a word that names it

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Nouns can be people…

soldier doctor boy

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Nouns can be animals…

lion zebra dog

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Nouns can be places…

countryside factory house

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Nouns can be things you can see…

table flower computer

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Nouns can be things you cannot see…

faith happiness idea

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Common Nouns

• All of the nouns you have just seen are called common nouns

• They are not written with a capital letter

Proper nouns

• These are special names given to nouns and are always written with a capital letter…

This is Fred...

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Proper nouns

This is Buckingham Palace

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Proper nouns

Christmas Day is in December.

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Proper nouns

• This is the Statue

of Liberty.

Which city is it in?

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What’s my name?

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Capital letters are used for…

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Nouns

• Activity

Get together and write a list of common and proper nouns. Think of as many as you can…

Shopping Bag Quiz

Who are we?

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