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b y B r i a n P . C l e a r y

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 To  Noree n

— B. P.C.

 N o u n : A  w ord

 t ha t  nam e s a

 p er s o n , a n ima l , p lac e ,  or  t

 h i n g

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by Brian P. Clearyillustrations by Brian Gable

MILLBROOK PRESS / MINNEAPOLISJ

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and so isPeru.

A     j   

e t    i  s  a no un,

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like chimpor the zoo.

A ne  t   is   a noun,

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Friend is a noun,and so is your dad,

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    i   c  e c  r e a m

 a nd  ba g e  l    s   

  a n d Bos t o n

a  nd  B r ad.

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If it’s a

hippo,house,

or ham,

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if it’s your coach ,a  r o   a c  h    

 , 

orram

,

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then—oh my gosh, Josh —it’s a noun!

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  i  f i t ’ s  a   r ock,

 a  c  l o c k ,   or  cl o w n  , 

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And so is a comma

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a  b a b y  l la m a,

 a b i l ly  go a t   ,   a   n

  d y o u r  momma , 

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a door way, Nor way,

hand-me-downs—all the things you seeare

nouns.

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If it’s a person,

place ,or thing,

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  o r sh  i ny  bl in

g,

 a p  a lace , pal,

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a shack or sheriffin your town,

it’s fundamental—

it’s a noun!

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But th ere are nounsyou cannot touch or smell or hear or see.

This type

is called an

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l i k

e 

 j o

y  a nd h  a r m 

  o  n  y .a b s t r a c t  n

 o  u n ,

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Love and hate are

abstract nouns,and so are peace and hope .

You cannot taste or hold th em,

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  l  i   k  e  a t a r t o

 r t e l e s c o pe.

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Pr oper nounsall name specificpeople, things, and places.

Like Uncle Louor Timbuktu,they star t with upper cases.

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Pizza Pete’s andMing’s  Ch inese,

proper nounsname each of these. 17

    t   h   e

 S  e   v  e n  t e e n

 th  Str eet  G a 

l l e r  y ,   L  i   k  e

 M a l l o ry   or  V al e r i e ,

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Or Branniganand Flannigan,parading in

with Anne again.

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and your dog,Ch opper —

  P a r i s, F r ance ,

all these nounsare mighty pr oper !

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Whether they’re abstr actor pr oper or neith er,

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 o  r T  i  m m

y

 o r t e e th er ,

  w  h  e  t  h

 e r   i t ’ s ta lent 

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talked to, or walked to,it’s surely a noun!

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r i d d e n   up to w n,

 i f   i   t c a n

 b e t h o ugh  t   about ,

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Like beagle

or eagle,a robinor wren,

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a scooter ,

a tutor ,a p i g 

,   o r  a  p e n.

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A lime,

a dime,a po o l 

 o f s l i m e,

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a breeze,

a sneeze,a scary mime.

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Nouns are wor ds like

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and hatsand

pearls.

 c a  t s a nd f la ts,

 g  i  r  l s a nd   cur l s 

,

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A crumb, some gum,

a noun can bewhat’s in your pocket.

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 a tin y  r o c k e  t   —   

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If it’s a tape or ,

 a t e a c h e r ’s   aide   or  G e r ma n y ,

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a coat that’s made of

then say it with me—it’s a noun!

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wool

or down,

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So, what is a noun?

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o you know?

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Text copyright © 2006 by Brian P. ClearyIllustrations copyright © 2006 by Millbrook Press, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleary, Brian P., 1959–A lime, a mime, a pool of slime : more about nouns / by Brian P. Cleary :

illustrations by Brian Gable.

p. cm. — (Words Are Categorical)ISBN-13: 978-1-57505-937-2 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)ISBN-10: 1-57505-937-1 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)1. English language—Noun—Juvenile literature. I. Gable, Brian, 1949–

II. Title.PE1201.C577 2006

428.1—dc22 2005025888

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR

BRIAN P. CLEARY is the author of the Words Are Categorical™ andMath Is Categorical™ series, as well as Rainbow Soup: Adventures in

Poetry and Rhyme and PUNishment: Adventures in Wordplay. He livesin Cleveland, Ohio.

BRIAN GABLE is the illustrator of several Words Are Categorical™books, the Math Is Categorical™ series, and the Make Me Laugh! jokebooks. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and two children.

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