The Noun Recognize a noun when you see one. All of these words are nouns , words that identify the whos, wheres, and whats in language. Nouns name people, places, and things. George is a person. Papa John's is a place.
Pizza is a thing.
Godzilla likes to think he's a person, is as big as a place, but qualifies as another thing. Understand the functions that nouns provide in sentences. Nouns can function as subjects, objects, and complements. George offered Godzilla a ten-dollar loan to buy a second pizza. While eating a piece of pizza, George dripped tomato sauce onto his shirt .