Nouns
person, place or thing
What is a common noun?
any person, place or thing- not capitalized
What is a proper noun?
a specific person, place, or thing- always capitalized
My dog Rico likes to jump on me.
Rico
How many common nouns?
She will work at the house on Monday.
1- house
Name the two nouns.
I worked Saturday at the field.
Saturday, field
Name the common noun.
Nancy is playing with the toy.
Name the proper noun.
They traveled to Dallas.
Dallas
What is the appositive?
Henry's new friend Josh moved here from California.
Josh
How many total nouns?
Dad washed his car with the new brush.
3- dad, car, brush
Name the two nouns.
James enjoys reading books.
James, books
Name the common noun.
We will be off for the holiday.
holiday
Name the 2 proper nouns.
In November, we will celebrate Thanksgiving.
November, Thanksgiving
What is the appositive phrase?
The new couch, which is brown, is way more comfortable.
which is brown
What's the mistake?
I talked to Sarah about the Museum.
museum should be lower case
Name the 3 nouns.
The farmer worked in the garden all weekend.
farmer, garden, weekend
Name the 2 common nouns.
The dog ran away from the store on Tuesday.
dog, store
Name the 3 proper nouns.
My team will play the Arrows on Saturday, and we hope to beat Coach Mullens!
Arrows, Saturday, Coach Mullens
What is the appositive phrase?
The children, who are on the playground, made all As.
who are on the playground
What is the error?
The new teacher's name is mr. Hall.
Mr- capitlaized
Molly and Susan went to Arizona in a mini van to see the Grand Canyon.
5
I swam at the beach, ate a sandwich, and read a book.
beach, sandwich, book
Find the errors.
My uncle ted lives in laguna beach in a fancy condo.
Uncle Ted, Laguna Beach
What is an appositive?
a word or phrase that tells more about a noun next to it
Name all of the nouns.
We went to see the movie Matilda, but the theater was closed for the holiday.
movie, Matilda, theater, holiday