Parts of Speech

Identifying Nouns

A noun is a

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___________,

___________, or

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A noun is a

person,

place,

thing, or

idea.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences. Write the nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.

Now go back to your list and circle the proper nouns.

A proper noun is a particular person, place, thing or idea.

Circle the proper nouns on your whiteboard.

Tom Sawyer is a young boy who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He does not like work. He does what he can to get out of chores. Mark Twain writes about a plan Tom devises to get his friends to do his work. That is the famous “whitewashing the fence” scheme.