A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples of nouns given are pumpkin (a thing), chef (a person), South Carolina (a place), and freedom (an idea). Nonexamples provided are kick, pretty, and quickly, which are not nouns. The document asks if teacher, tall, Greer Middle School, and round are nouns.

1. Nouns
Mrs. Smith

2. What is a noun?
Person
Person Place
Place Thing
Thing Idea
Idea
A noun is a…
A noun is a…

3. Examples
Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a noun.
is a noun.
THING
THING

4. Examples
Chef
Chef is a noun.
is a noun.
PERSON
PERSON

5. Examples
South Carolina
South Carolina is a noun.
is a noun.
PLACE
PLACE

6. Examples
Freedom
Freedom is a noun.
is a noun.
IDEA
IDEA

7. Nonexamples
Kick
Kick is not a noun.
is not a noun.
X
X
X
X

8. Nonexamples
Pretty
Pretty is not a noun.
is not a noun.
X
X
X
X

9. Nonexamples
Quickly
Quickly is not a noun.
is not a noun.
X
X
X
X

10. Practice
Is
Is teacher
teacher a noun?
a noun?

11. Practice
Is
Is tall
tall a noun?
a noun?

12. Practice
Is
Is Greer Middle School
Greer Middle School
a noun?
a noun?

13. Practice
Is
Is round
round a noun?
a noun?