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NOUNS

and

PRONOUNS

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What is a noun?

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Noun

a word that names a person,

place, th

ing, or idea

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Examples of Nouns

dog

man

eggtable

street

justice

satisfaction

history

assessment

partisanship

cacophony

postmodernismthermodynamics

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General / Specific

a noun can be general

monument

or a noun can be specific

The Gateway Arch

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Concrete / Abstract

nouns can be concrete

mountain, automobile, courtroom

nouns can be abstract

height, transportation, justice

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Common Nouns

A noun that does not name aspecific person, place, or thing

does not need to begin with acapital letter.

This type of noun is a

common noun.

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Proper Nouns

A noun that names a specific

person, place, or thing needs to

begin with a capital letter.

This type of noun is aProper Noun.

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Proper Nouns

St. Louis

Super Bowl

Pizza HutChevrolet

United States

Kermit the Frog

Tom Brady

Webster University

Forest Park

EnglishApple

Adidas

LilWayne

Lady Gaga

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Plural

Nouns form the plural by adding

-s or -es

kids, computers, trucks, joys, sorrows

galoshes, foxes

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Plural

However,

there are many, many nouns that

do not follow this rule!

You cannot add an s to every noun!

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Plural

Most nouns that end in y

form the plural by adding

-ies

parties, cherries, sanctuaries

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Plural

Many nouns form the plural

in unconventional ways.

children, oxen, geese, fish

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The __________ misbehaved for

the babysitter.

A) childs

B) children

C) childrens

D) none of the above

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The __________ misbehaved for

the babysitter.

A) childs

B) children

C) childrens

D) none of the above

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The angry dog bared its ________ at the

letter carrier.

A) tooths

B) teeths

C) teeth

D) none of the above

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The angry dog bared its ________ at the

letter carrier.

A) tooths

B) teeths

C) teeth

D) none of the above

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Football games are divided into two

_______.

A) halves

B) halfs

C) halfD) none of the above

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Football games are divided into two

_______.

A) halves

B) halfs

C) halfD) none of the above

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The nosy parents were always interfering in

their grown childrens ________.

A) lifes

B) lives

C) live

D) none of the above

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The nosy parents were always interfering in

their grown childrens ________.

A) lifes

B) lives

C) live

D) none of the above

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Most big _________ have public

transportation.

A) citys

B) citys

C) cities

D) none of the above

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Most big _________ have public

transportation.

A) citys

B) citys

C) cities

D) none of the above

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What is a pronoun?

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Pronoun

a word that

replaces a noun

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Pronouns

he

she

it

we

they

who

him, his

her

its

us, our

them, theirwhom, whose

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Pronoun Number

A pronoun must agree with the nounit refers to in number

bothmust be singular or plural

The Johnsons sold their house.

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Pronoun Gender

If a pronoun refers to a singularnoun, it must also match that nounin gender:

he for masculine nouns, she forfeminine nouns, and itfor genderless

nouns.

Mike likesh

is coffeeh

ot.

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Be careful with pronoun usage in the

following types of sentences:

Those withmore than

one subject or object:

Lula and I work together.

Lula works with Joe and me.

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Be careful with pronoun usage in the

following types of sentences:

Those presenting comparisons:

Collette drives faster than I.

Collette likes Tina more than me.

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Be careful with pronoun usage in thefollowing types of sentences:

Those with who or whom.Who is

always a subject; wh

om is always anobject.

Rick is the man who works at mycompany. Rick is the man to whom Isent the memo.

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The twins decided to wear _______ new

shoes out of the store.

A) his

B) their

C) theirs

D) none of the above

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The twins decided to wear _______ new

shoes out of the store.

A) his

B) their

C) theirs

D) none of the above

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My brother Juan practiced ______ guitar

for two hours every day.

A) his

B) its

C) her

D) none of the above

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My brother Juan practiced ______ guitar

for two hours every day.

A) his

B) its

C) her

D) none of the above

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No one wants to have _______ identity

stolen.

A) their

B) his or her

C) its

D) none of the above

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No one wants to have _______ identity

stolen.

A) their

B) his or her

C) its

D) none of the above

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Each of the sisters had _______ own

bedroom.

A) their

B) her

C) its

D) none of the above

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Each of the sisters had _______ own

bedroom.

A) their

B) her

C) its

D) none of the above

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After deliberating for only twenty minutes,

the jury reached _______ verdict.

A) their

B) his

C) its

D) none of the above

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After deliberating for only twenty minutes,

the jury reached _______ verdict.

A) their

B) his

C) its

D) none of the above

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The audience booed when ______ realized

that the singer was tone-deaf and hoarse.

A) it

B) he

C) they

D) none of the above

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The audience booed when ______ realized

that the singer was tone-deaf and hoarse.

A) it

B) he

C) they

D) none of the above

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More

Practice

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A) doctor

B) island

C

) blake griffinD) missouri

E) school

F) president obamaG) car

H) burrito

I) schnucks

J) mr. brown

K) quarterbackL) bank

M) fontbonne university

N) televisionO) cadillac

P) grand boulevard

Whichwords need to be capitalized?

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A) doctor

B) island

C

) BlakeG

riffinD) Missouri

E) school

F) President ObamaG) car

H) burrito

I) Schnucks

J) Mr. Brown

K) quarterbackL) bank

M) Fontbonne University

N) televisionO) Cadillac

P) Grand Boulevard

Whichwords need to be capitalized?