A Lime, a Mime, a Pool of Slime: More About Nouns pdf

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To Noreen

—B.P.C.

Noun: A word

that names a person, animal, place, or thing

by Brian P Cleary illustrations by Brian Gable

like c hi m p

A ne t

is a noun ,

Friend is a noun , and so is your dad ,

then—oh my gosh, Josh —

if i t ’s a ro c k ,

a c l o ck , or cl o w n

,

a door w ay , Nor w ay ,

hand- m e-do w n s —

a shac k or sheriff

in your t o w n ,

Bu t th ere are noun s

you cannot touch

or smell or hear or see.

This t y pe is called an

like oy h a r m ony

.

a b st rac t n ou n ,

L ove and ha te are

You canno t t a st e or hold th e m ,

a t ar t or t eles c o pe .

P r ope r nouns

all name spec ifi c

people , thi ngs , and places

they start wi t h upper cases

Pizza Pete’ s and

and your dog ,

C h opper —

P a ri s , Fran c e ,

are mighty p r op er !

t al k ed to, or walked to,

ridden up t o w n,

if i t c

an be

Like beagle

or eagle ,

a robin

a scooter ,

a tutor ,

a pi g , or a pe n

A lime ,

a dime ,

a poo l

of s li m e ,

a breeze ,

a sneeze ,

A crumb , some gum ,

a tiny r ock et

—

If it’s a tape or ,

a t ea c h e r ’ s aide or G e r ma ny ,

a coa t that’s made of

then say it with me—

wool

So, what is a noun ?

o you know?

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleary, Brian P., 1959–

A lime, a mime, a pool of slime : more about nouns / by Brian P Cleary :

illustrations by Brian Gable

p cm — (Words Are Categorical)

ISBN-13: 978-1-57505-937-2 (lib bdg : alk paper)

ISBN-10: 1-57505-937-1 (lib bdg : alk paper)

1 English language—Noun—Juvenile literature I Gable, Brian, 1949–

A BOUT THE A UTHOR & I LLUSTRATOR

B RIAN P C LEARY is the author of the Words Are Categorical™ and Math Is Categorical™ series, as well as Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry and Rhyme and PUNishment: Adventures in Wordplay He lives

in Cleveland, Ohio.

B RIAN G ABLE is the illustrator of several Words Are Categorical™ books, the Math Is Categorical™ series, and the Make Me Laugh! joke books He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife and two children.