2. A noun is a person.
student
Construction
Miley Cyrus Worker
Police
Skate Boarder
Officer Baseball Player

3. A noun is place.
McDonald’s park
Price Chopper
Riley Elementary Post Office
School
Zoo

4. A noun is a thing.
skateboard
tent
pencil
trumpet
basketball
cell phone

5. All sentences have nouns.
• To find the noun, ask yourself,
“What is the person, place, or thing in
the sentence?”
Try this sentence:
The dog ran to the park.

6. The dog ran to the park.
Is there a person? No
Is there a place? Yes – park
Is there a thing? Yes - dog

7. David ran to school with
his backpack.
Ask yourself, “What is the person,
place, or thing in the sentence?

8. David ran to school with
his backpack.
• David is a person.
• School is a place.
• Backpack is a thing.
• There are 3 nouns in this sentence,
David, school and backpack.

9. Let’s Review
• A noun is a person. boy = person
• A noun is a place. McDonalds =
place
• A noun is a thing.
pencil = thing
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to practice.