What is a Noun?
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Objective
I can identify nouns in a sentence.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Nouns are naming words for people, animals, places, and things and can be common or proper.
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Common nouns name general things, while proper nouns name specific people, places, animals, or things.
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Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter, but common nouns do not unless they start a sentence.
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Practice
3 questions
Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun?
Write a sentence using both a common noun and a proper noun.
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Exit ticket
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“Read the following sentence and list all of the nouns: The dog ran quickly through the park.”
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