Parts of Speech

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Parts of Speech

• Identifying Nouns

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A noun is a

• ___________,
• ___________,
• ___________, or
• ___________

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A noun is a

• person,
• place,
• thing, or
• idea.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A proper noun is a particular person, place,
thing or idea.
Now go back to your list and circle the proper
nouns.
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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.