A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? pptx

noun:
A word that

names a person, animal,

place, or thing.

by
Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Jenya Prosmitsky
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CAROLRHODA BOOKS, INC. / MINNEA POLIS
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ll
is a
noun.
Mill
is a
noun.
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a
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u
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.

Go
wn
is a
noun.
Crown
is a noun.
In
fact,
our whole
hometown
is a noun.
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chandelier,
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train
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No
uns can sometimes
be quite proper,
Like
Brooklyn Bridge,
or
Edward
Hopper
,
Lon
don,
Levis,
Pekinese—
Proper nouns
name all of these.
A
jail,
a

nail,
a
bale of hay,
The
pool or park in
which you play,
A
quarter, a porter,
a
pencil, or pear—
o
u
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w
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A
box
,
a
lip,
a chocolate chip,
A
cup or glass
from which you sip,
A
pocket, button,
sleeve, or cuff—
A
n
o
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n

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s
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p
l
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t
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f
f
.
A
mink,
a
fink,
a
skating rink,
A

cake,
a
rake,
your kitchen
sink,
The
pope,
some
soap
that’s on a rop e,
A
d

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m
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l
l
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h
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s
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o
p
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.
A
house,
a
mouse,
a broken
clock,
New
Mexic
o
,
an old white
sock,
So
me tar,
a bar,
a
baseball star,
The
place where

Mother
parks her
car.
A
n

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u
n
c
a
n
b
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r
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u
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y
n

n
,
Th
e mayor of the
t
own you’re in,
Yo
ur friend
who tells
you corny
jokes—
o
u
n
c
a
n
b

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o
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a
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r
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f
o
l
k
s
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.
A
A
collar,
a
scholar,
a
handful
of
sand,
Saxes and faxes,
the
brass in the band,
A
cat, a bat,
your
grandma’s
hat
—
N

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n
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—
A
mountain, hall,

or
H ighway 9,