Noun identification: Activity 2

I'll see you on Thursday.

Is Thursday a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

He went for a job yesterday.

Is yesterday a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

Tommy woke up and looked blearily at his mother.

Is woke a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

All I wanted was a shoulder to cry on.

Is shoulder a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

All I wanted was a shoulder to cry on.

Is on a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

I'll give you the school's number.

Is school a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

She's innocent, I tell you.

Is innocent a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

I also had a feeling that there were two strands.

Is feeling a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

That's sort of a lack of confidence.

Is lack a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

Vicky liked to dress for afternoon tea.

Is dress a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

The man weighed no more than a sailor's kit bag.

Is weighed a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?

I think you'd know if you put on a lot of weight.

Is weight a noun?

• Does it represent a person, place, thing or idea?
• Can it be singular or plural? Can you say one ___ and two ___s?
• Can it be possessive? Can you add 's or ' at the end?
• Can it follow the or a?
• Can it be replaced with a pronoun like it, he, she, or they?