How to Find NOUNS in Sentences

Noun 1
Part 1
Words that come after A, AN, or The
are NOUNS.
(A, an, and the are noun markers.)
Read the examples below:
1. A dog was found in the park.
2. The boy ran fast.
3. An apple is a fruit
Part 2
Words that come after possessive
pronouns are NOUNS.
Possessive pronouns are my, our, their,
his, her, its, your.
Read the examples below.
1. My car is red.
2. Our trip is planned.
3. Their jackets are torn.
4. His pen isnt blue or black.

Friends are valuable. Friends is the

subject.
Brian is funny. Brian is the subject.
Kites are colorful. Kites is the subject.
A NOUN can be used as an object of a
reposition.
Read the examples below.
You can see the boy in the picture.
He is at the farm today.
He ran out without a jacket.
She drove into the wall.

Noun 3
If you can have it or give it, it is a
NOUN.
Read the examples below.
Freedom - Can you have it? YES!
It is a noun!
Beauty
- Can you have it? YES!
It is a noun!
Friendship - Can you have it? Yes!
It is a noun!
Advice
- Can you give it? YES!
It is a noun!
If the word names an activity and ends
in -ing, it is a NOUN! Read the
examples.
Yelling
Walking
Singing
Running Camping

Noun 2
A NOUN can be used as a subject of a
sentence.
Read the examples below.

These all name an activity and end in

-ing.
Example sentence:
Camping at Jellystone Park is a favorite
family activity.