The Terrible Eek - Grammar: Nouns

Nouns are special words;

   A noun names a person, place, or thing.
   A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
   A proper noun names a special person, a special place, or a special thing.
   A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

 

  Titles such as Mr. and Dr. are abbreviated correctly and are followed by a period.
Common nouns Proper Nouns
places;
city
park
river
state

people;

sister
mom
teacher
president

things;

doll
game
book
tennis shoe
 proper places;
Mayville
Foster Park
Rock River
Wisconsin

proper people;

Susie
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Tatterson
Mr. Bush

proper things;

Barbie Doll
Song Play Station
Chalk Box Kid
Nike Airs

Identifying nouns in a sentence:

The wolf, feeling the weight leave his back, ran to his den.

wolf - person,  weight - thing,  back - thing,   den - place

A third-generation Japanese American, Sheila Hamanaka is proud of her heritage.

third-generation - thing,   Japanese - Proper noun/person,  American - Proper noun/person,  Sheila Hamanaka - Proper noun/person,  heritage - thing

Pick out a paragraph from a story you have read and separate the nouns by which ones are

people
a place
a thing

Circle in red the nouns that are proper nouns.

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