2. Nouns
• A noun is a word that names a person, place,
a thing, or an idea. When a noun names an
idea, it names something that cannot be
touched, such as time, friendship, anger, or
summer.
– Gina read about the history of farming tools in the
United States.
person idea thing place
3. Nouns
• Sometimes a noun can be made up of more
than one word.
– Person
• baby sitter, Jan Smith, Dr. Jones, President
Adams
– Place
• dining room, Hill School, Pacific Ocean, New
Mexico
– Thing
• fire engine, credit card, look-alike, frying pan
4. Does each noun name a person,
place, thing, or idea?
• microscope
• excitement
• fire station
• United States
• scientist
• Thomas Edison
• radio
• loyalty
• planet
• Houston
• Willie Mays
• memory
• hide-and-seek
• weeping willow
• neighbor
• decision
5. Identify the Nouns
• Inventors have special talents.
• A clever invention can save time for a
person.
• Many years ago people hunted for food.
• Then a hunter invented a bow and the
arrow.
• Plants from farms soon became a source
for food too.
• Families moved to villages and traded
goods.
• Now a store sells a meal in a can or a
box.