Understanding Nouns

What is a noun?

• Person

• Idea

• Place

• Thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a verb

• A bird

• Describes a noun

• connects two sentences together

• an action word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What part of speech is a person, place, thing or idea?

Write at least 5 nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What are nouns?

• Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

• Words that describe actions

• Words that connect sentences

• Words that express emotions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• city

• dog

• Eiffel Tower

• happiness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Why are proper nouns always capitalized?

• Because they start a sentence

• Because they name specific people, places, or organizations

• Because they are more important than common nouns

• Because they are longer words

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the function of nouns in a sentence when they act as subjects?

• They receive the action of the verb

• They provide more information about the subject

• They tell us who or what the sentence is about

• They connect two clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is an example of a common noun?

• New York

• Rover

• book

• Eiffel Tower

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B