Question

select the three nouns.
the artist took out her canvas and painted a picture.

Explanation:

To identify nouns, we look for words that represent people, places, things, or ideas. In the sentence "The artist took out her canvas and painted a picture", "artist" refers to a person, "canvas" is a thing (a surface for painting), and "picture" is a thing (the result of painting).

Answer:

artist, canvas, picture