How to identify a noun in a sentence?

<p>To identify a noun in a sentence, students must apply the below rules:</p><ul><li>Look for words that name a person, place, thing, or idea.</li><li>Find the subject or verb to spot connected nouns.<br>Example: She is writing – “She” is a noun, “is writing” is the verb.</li><li>Check for articles (a, an, the) – they usually come before nouns.<br>Example: The competition was held – “competition” is a noun.</li><li>Look for capitalized words – they might be proper nouns.<br>Example: Shakespeare wrote books – “Shakespeare” is a noun.</li><li>Words following “a lot, ” “some, ” or specific numbers are often nouns.<br>Example: Some pencils are on the table – “pencils"</li></ul>

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