Defining Nouns
Define the word noun.
What is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Identify the 2 common nouns in this sentence. "The sunflower swayed gracefully in the breeze."
What is sunflower and breeze.
What needs to be capitalized in this sentence? "I saw the pacific ocean for the first time."
What is the "Pacific Ocean."
How do you write this sentence correctly? I went with chance, my dog, to gooseberry falls in minnesota.
What is "I went with Chance, my dog, to Gooseberry Falls in Minnesota."
The part of speech used to describe a noun is called what?
What is an adjective.
Define the word proper noun.
What is a specific person, place, or thing.
Identify the proper nouns and the common nouns in this sentence: Mrs. Olivia, the teacher, enthusiastically welcomed her students at River Brook High.
What are Mrs. Olivia and River Brook High as proper nouns and teacher and students as common nouns?
What needs to be capitalized in this sentence "I went to the store, walmart, to buy groceries, but they were out of produce, even russet potatoes!"
What is "Walmart," and "Russet Potatoes."
How do you write this sentence correctly "The students backpack was in the hallway during hornet highs school assembly."
What is "The student's backpack was in the hallway during Hornet High's school assembly."
What term is used for nouns created by combining two or more words, such as "bookshelf" or "sunflower."
What is a compound noun.
Define the word collective noun.
What is a single word that represents multiple nouns put together.
Identify the 3 compound nouns in this sentence: The self-esteem of the football player went up when his whole classroom showed up to watch the game.
What needs to be capitalized in this sentence "My address is 101 minnesota ln. n, maple grove, mn, 55369.
What is "Minnesota Ln. N," "Maple Grove," and MN.
How do you write this sentence correctly "The science classes are biology 101, intro to chemistry, and physics II."
What is "The science classes are Biology 101, Intro to Chemistry, and Physics II."
What three word can you usually put before a noun?
What is "a" "an" and "the"
Define the word concrete noun.
What is a noun that you can see, touch, or hear.
Identify the 5 nouns in this sentence "The ancient library housed a vast collection of books, preserving the knowledge of generations.
What is "library," "collection," "books," "knowledge," and "generations."
What is the "Grand Canyon," and the second "South."
How do you write this sentence correctly? "I visited my brother in laws house in the west."
What is "I visited my brother-in-law's house in the West."
What is a murder?
Define the word abstract noun
What is a noun that you cannot touch, see, or hear; an idea.
Identify the 4 abstract nouns in this sentence "The pursuit of happiness and the quest for knowledge are written about in a book."
What are "pursuit," "happiness," "quest" and "knowledge."
What needs to be capitalized in this sentence. "I went to alicia's house in athens in june; the house was on zeus street."
What are "Alicia's," "Athens," "June," and "Zeus Street."
How do you write this sentence correctly "The musicians song, "the summer breeze," carried through central park and captivated the cities citizens."
What is "The musician's song, "The Summer Breeze," carried through Central Park and captivated the city's citizens."
Identify all 7 nouns in this sentence: "In the bustling city, Minneapolis, the wise philosopher, pondered the meaning of life, while surrounded by the soothing sound of a babbling brook.
What is city, Minneapolis, philosopher, meaning, life, sound, and brook.