NOUN and PRONOUN
Noun Pronoun
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What is Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Pronouns are used so
that our language is not cumbersome with the same nouns being repeated
over and over in a paragraph.
Some examples of pronouns include I, me, mine, myself, she, her, hers,
herself, we, us, ours, and ourselves.
More Explanation About Pronoun
• In a sentence, a personal pronoun can be used in place of a noun that is mentioned
earlier in that sentence. You should also know that personal pronouns can have
two functions—they can act as either the subject or the object in the sentence.
With this, it can be further categorized into two kinds: the subjective personal
pronoun (used as the subject) and the objective pe rsonal pronoun (used as the
direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition).
• In order to use personal pronouns effectively and avoid confusion, you must
make sure that the personal pronoun that you will use agrees in number (singular:
I, you, me, she, he, it, him, her; plural: you, they, we, them, us), gender (feminine,
masculine, neuter), and person (first person, second person, third person).
Types of Pronoun
• Subject Pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we they)
• Object Pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)
• Possessive Adjective/Determiner (my, your, his, her, its, our,
their)
• Possessive Pronoun (mine, yours, his, her, ours, theirs)
• Reflexsive/Intensice Pronoun (myself, yourself, himself, herself,
itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves)
Example :
• You broke my bike. ( you as a subject and my as possessive
determiner)
• Did you eat it? (it as object)
• The book on the table is mine. (mine as possessive pronoun)
• He did it by himself. (himself as reflexsive/intensive pronoun)
What is Noun?
Any member of a class of words that typically can be combined with
determiners to serve as the subject of a verb, can be interpreted as
singular or plural, can be replaced with a pronoun, and refer to an
entity, quality, state, action, or concept .
Nouns make up the largest class of words in most languages,
including English. A noun is a word that refers to a thing (book), a
person (Betty Crocker), an animal (cat), a place (Omaha), a quality
(softness), an idea (justice), or an action (yodeling). It's usually a
single word, but not always: cake, shoes, school bus, and time and a
half are all nouns.
More about noun (1)
• There are a number of different categories of nouns.
• There are common nouns and proper nouns. A common noun refers to a person,
place, or thing but is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing. Examples
are animal, sunlight, and happiness. A proper noun is the name of a particular
person, place, or thing; it usually begins with a capital letter: Abraham Lincoln,
Argentina, and World War I are all proper nouns.
• A collective noun is a noun that names a group of people or things, such as flock or
squad. It's sometimes unclear whether the verb for a collective noun should be
singular or plural. In the United States, such nouns as company, team, herd, public,
and class, as well as the names of companies, teams, etc., are treated as singular,
but in the United Kingdom they are often treated as plural: (US) "The team has been
doing well this season." vs. (British) "The team have been doing well this season."
More about noun (2)
• There are a number of different categories of nouns.
• There are common nouns and proper nouns. A common noun refers to a person,
place, or thing but is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing. Examples
are animal, sunlight, and happiness. A proper noun is the name of a particular
person, place, or thing; it usually begins with a capital letter: Abraham Lincoln,
Argentina, and World War I are all proper nouns.
• A collective noun is a noun that names a group of people or things, such as flock or
squad. It's sometimes unclear whether the verb for a collective noun should be
singular or plural. In the United States, such nouns as company, team, herd, public,
and class, as well as the names of companies, teams, etc., are treated as singular,
but in the United Kingdom they are often treated as plural: (US) "The team has been
doing well this season." vs. (British) "The team have been doing well this season."
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