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Nouns and Pronouns!

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Don't hesitate to comment below if you have any questions or additional phrases Nouns and Pronouns! Make sure you are ready to take good notes!!! ,Nouns A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. Nouns name things that can be seen and touched as well as those that can not be seen and touched. ,Examples ,Exercise A Write the two nouns in each group. Then label each pair as people, places, or things. able, baby, musician rabbit, really, chair prison, mountainside, write misery, rusty, success only, forest, swamp ,Exercise A; continued sailor, tiny, explorer tame, table, dog destroy, dentist, mayor rock, clever, pie beach, pasture, foolish carry, courage, freedom lion, kindly, kite conductor, woman, do ,Exercise A; continued grim, king, president bedroom, school, rough jolly, desk, thought construction, pain, pretty hunter, nurse, into pelican, shouted, honor pizza, library, ill ,Compound Nouns A compound noun is a noun that is made up of more than one word. Compound nouns can be: Separated - bubble bath, station wagon Hyphenated - son-in-law, hand-me-down Combined - shipwreck, handstand ,Exercise B Read the paragraphs on the next slide and write down all the compound nouns you see. ,As soon as she arrived at the airport, Jane became excited about her first flight alone. Once the ticket agent had given her a boarding pass, she kissed her parents, went on board, and fastened her seatbelt. Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendant brought her a soft drink. Later the passengers lunched on meatloaf, string beans, and fruit salad. Soon she heard the landing gear come down and returned her tray-table to its correct position. In a few minutes, she felt the gentle bump of touch-down. Inside the terminal, next to the runway, her grandmother and grandfather were waiting for her. A slight mix-up over her suitcase was soon solved. With the help of a porter, they carried the luggage to the station wagon. Jane couldn’t believe her luck as she watched the beautiful scenery along the freeway on the way into town. ,As soon as she arrived at the airport, Jane became excited about her first flight alone. Once the ticket agent had given her a boarding pass, she kissed her parents, went on board, and fastened her seatbelt. Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendant brought her a soft drink. Later the passengers lunched on meatloaf, string beans, and fruit salad. Soon she heard the landing gear come down and returned her tray-table to its correct position. In a few minutes, she felt the gentle bump of touch-down. Inside the terminal, next to the runway, her grandmother and grandfather were waiting for her. A slight mix-up over her suitcase was soon solved. With the help of a porter, they carried the luggage to the station wagon. Jane couldn’t believe her luck as she watched the beautiful scenery along the freeway on the way into town. ,Common Nouns A common noun names any one of a class of people, places, or things. Examples: country building school writer ,Proper Nouns A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. Examples: Kenya White House Waverly High School Emily Dickinson Orlando Bloom ,Exercise C Write the proper noun in each group. Add the necessary capitalization. town, village, smithville black beauty, horse, pony state, region, texas river, nile, stream landmark, memorial, washington monument ,Exercise C; continued whitman, poet, writer french, people, language dog, puppy, lassie paris, capital, city country, nation, italy ,Exercise D Write sentences that fit the following criteria: Write a sentence about sports that includes one proper noun and one compound noun. Write a sentence about animals that includes two common nouns. Write a sentence about an interesting place that includes one compound proper noun and one proper noun. Write a sentence about your school that contains one compound proper noun and one proper noun. Write a sentence about music that includes one compound proper noun and two common nouns. ,STOP!!! Review the diffe