Question

griffin the gorilla needs your help
griffin was caught and put in a cage. the cage has a lock on it. the key
to opening the cage is to find all the nouns. read the following sentences
and circle all of the nouns. if you find all of the nouns, griffin can get out
of the cage. remember nouns name a person, place, or thing.

1. the girl likes to play on the slide.
2. harry and ben are best friends.
3. the puppy was playing with the ball.
4. the teacher yelled that it was time to come inside.
5. the class went to the zoo.
6. the cupcakes were sitting on the table.
7. sam is going to the doctor today.
8. i like to visit the statue of liberty.

Explanation:

Nouns name a person, place, or thing. We identify each noun in every sentence:

1. In sentence 1, "girl" (person) and "slide" (thing) are nouns.
2. In sentence 2, "Harry" (person), "Ben" (person), and "friends" (people) are nouns.
3. In sentence 3, "puppy" (thing/animal) and "ball" (thing) are nouns.
4. In sentence 4, "teacher" (person) is a noun.
5. In sentence 5, "class" (group of people) and "zoo" (place) are nouns.
6. In sentence 6, "cupcakes" (things) and "table" (thing) are nouns.
7. In sentence 7, "Sam" (person) and "doctor" (person) are nouns.
8. In sentence 8, "Statue of Liberty" (place/thing, proper noun) is a noun.

Answer:

1. girl, slide
2. Harry, Ben, friends
3. puppy, ball
4. teacher
5. class, zoo
6. cupcakes, table
7. Sam, doctor
8. Statue of Liberty