Question

nouns
final drill: locating nouns in sentences
instructions: draw a single line under each noun in these sentences.

1. grandmother has the key for this lock.
2. when she and grandfather came to the united states from germany, they had six children in their family.
3. people from many other countries are becoming citizens of our country.
4. jealousy and hatred are nouns that name qualities or ideas.
5. many sunken ships lie on the ocean floor.
6. marlene bought her dress, the one with the striped jacket, at hilsons.
7. four barking dogs, followed by a crowd of laughing children, ran out of the yard, across the street, and down to the school.
8. the mechanic may have put new tires on the car.
9. apples, oranges, and seedless grapes are in the refrigerator.
10. the thirsty boys drank a quart of milk.

Explanation:

Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. We identify them based on these categories in each sentence.

Answer:

1. Grandmother, key, lock
2. she, Grandfather, United States, Germany, children, family
3. People, countries, citizens, country
4. Jealousy, hatred, nouns, qualities, ideas
5. sunken ships, ocean floor
6. Marlene, dress, striped jacket, Hilson's
7. dogs, crowd, children, yard, street, school
8. mechanic, tires, car
9. Apples, oranges, seedless grapes, refrigerator
10. boys, quart, milk