A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing. It also one of the eight parts of speech. Examples: man, city, book, courage. Nouns often follow words like a, an, and the.

 

Instructions: Pick out all the nouns in these sentences.

 

1. The teacher told the student that a person should always be loyal.

 

2. People with perseverance will be successful in life.

 

3. I bought a new pen at the drugstore across the street.

 

4. The man said to the policeman that he had not seen the accident.

 

 

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Answers:

 

1. teacher, student, person

 

2. people, perseverance, life

 

3. pen, drugstore, street

 

4. man, policeman, accident


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