Nouns and pronouns

19 important questions on Nouns and pronouns

There are two types of nouns. Name them.

1) proper nouns
2) common nouns

You can divide nouns into three categories. Name them.

a) concrete noun
b) abstract noun
c) collective noun

What kind of noun you can recognize in the following sentences:
Nicole dropped the iPhone out of sheer nervousness.
Jody was eager to see the Niagra Falls in real life.

Proper noun.
Proper nouns refer to a specific person, place or thing.
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What kind of common noun do you recognize in the following sentences:
Unfortunately, the keyboard had become sticky after I spilled my soda.
I'm not sure if it's very wise to build another wall.

Concrete noun.
Concrete nouns refer to something physical and real, something our senses can perceive.

Which common noun do you recognize in the following sentences:
We can't even imagine the courage one needs to act like that.
Could anyone give a plain description of reality?

An abstract noun. An abstract noun describes something we cant perceive with our senses, but we know these abstract concepts exist.

Which common noun do you recognize in the following sentences?
A flock of birds flew over our house.
The police arrested a gang of thieves.

A collective noun. This noun refers to a collection of things.

Can a noun be a subject, object or adjective?

Yes.
A noun can be a subject, object, and adjective: during Christmas dinner, my brother told my father that he bought a new car.

What is a pronoun?

A word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in a discourse or to someone or something mentioned in the discourse.

The fourth-year law students are listening to me.
You are listening to me.

That serious looking guy over there is probably a law student.
He is probably a law student.

Name at least 5 different types of pronouns.

1) personal pronoun
2) antecedents
3) relative pronoun
4) demonstrative pronoun
5) reflective pronoun
6) intensive pronoun
7) idefinite pronoun
8) possesive pronoun
9) interrogative pronoun


Which pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences? Lionel Messi is one of the greatest football players ever.
He is one of the greatest football players ever.

A personal pronoun. This type of pronoun is mainly used to bring variation into the language.

Which pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences?Lionel Messi might be one of the best, but not everyone likes Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi might be one of the best, but not everyone likes him.

An antecedent. The pronoun is also used to style the language.

What pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences?

The book is nearly twenty years old. The book is still a bestseller.
The book, which is nearly twenty years old is still a bestseller.

A relative pronoun: who, that and which.

What kind of pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences:

Wouldn't you want to have a house like the house over there?
Wouldn't you want a house like that?

A demonstrative pronoun: this, that and these (regarding objects).

What kind of pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences:

He told to him not to worry.
He told himself not to worry.

A reflective pronoun.
Both the subject and the object of the main verb refer to the same person or thing.

What kind of pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences:
I am proud to say that I have developed this course myself.
Have you yourself seen that man fall off his bike?

Intensive pronoun

What pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences:

All people were late because of the large traffic jam.
Everybody was late because of the large traffic jam.

An indefinite pronoun. This pronoun is used when referring to a person or thing that doesn't need to be specifically identified.

What pronoun do you recognize in the following sentences:
John didn't hesitate to share the opinion that he had.
John didn't hesitate to share his opinion.

A possessive pronoun.

Can you combine an interrogative pronoun with a possessive pronoun?

Yes: Whose jacket is this?

Can a pronoun fit in more than one category?

Yes. Some pronouns can fit into more than one category.
'Who' can be = 1) relative
                           2) interrogative

Who knows that woman who is walking over there.

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