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Pronouns and Nouns
Pronouns and Nouns
Introduction:
Nouns are essential building blocks of sentences in English.
Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.
They can be singular or plural and can function as the
subject, object, or possessive in a sentence.
Types of Nouns:
1. Common Nouns:
Refer to general, non-specific people, places, things, or
ideas.
Examples: book, city, dog, idea.
2. Proper Nouns:
Refer to specific, individual people, places, or things and
are always capitalized.
Examples: John, London, Eiffel Tower.
3. Countable Nouns:
Nouns that can be counted and have both singular and
plural forms.
Examples: book (singular) → books (plural).
4. Uncountable Nouns:
Nouns that cannot be counted and do not have a plural
form.
Examples: water, sugar, information.
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Noun Functions:
1. Subject Nouns:
Nouns that perform the action in a sentence.
Example: The dog barks loudly.
2. Object Nouns:
Nouns that receive the action in a sentence.
Example: She likes chocolate.
3. Possessive Nouns:
Nouns that show ownership or possession.
Example: The cat's tail is fluffy.
Introduction:
Pronouns are essential words used to replace nouns in
sentences, avoiding repetition and enhancing clarity.
They make sentences more concise and fluid, providing a
smoother flow of ideas.
Types of Pronouns:
1. Personal Pronouns:
Refer to specific people or things and change based on
their role in the sentence.
Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
2. Possessive Pronouns:
Show ownership or possession and replace possessive
nouns.
Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
3. Demonstrative Pronouns:
Point to specific people or things in a sentence.
Examples: this, that, these, those.