Parts of speech: nouns 1

Click on the word that is a noun or a noun functioning as an adjective in the sentence.

For help with this exercise, see Nouns.

Example

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undefined. My dog will not obey me, but he will do anything my mother says.
◯ dog
◯ he
◯ says
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 1

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undefined. Online video conferencing will grow in popularity as companies cut travel budgets.
◯ Online
◯ conferencing
◯ cut
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 2

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undefined. The ancient Mayans were the first people to use a symbol for zero.
◯ ancient
◯ people
◯ for
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 3

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undefined. Children have a unique way of looking at the world.
◯ Children
◯ unique
◯ at
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 4

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undefined. Toxic waste threatened the river’s health.
◯ Toxic
◯ threatened
◯ river’s
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 5

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undefined. Listen to your gut; it is usually correct.
◯ gut
◯ it
◯ usually
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 6

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undefined. P. T. Barnum referred to his traveling circus as “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
◯ referred
◯ his
◯ Earth
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 7

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undefined. A rose bush requires full sunlight to bloom.
◯ rose
◯ requires
◯ bloom
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 8

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undefined. Do you prefer this chair or that one?
◯ you
◯ chair
◯ that
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 9

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undefined. Water boils when it is heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
◯ Water
◯ when
◯ it
Parts of speech: nouns 1 – 10