Nouns and Pronouns Review

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing, not capitalized (e.g., 'city', 'dog').

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, always capitalized (e.g., 'New York', 'Alice').

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What is a concrete noun?

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A concrete noun refers to something that can be perceived through the senses (e.g., 'apple', 'car').

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What is an abstract noun?

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An abstract noun refers to an idea, quality, or state that cannot be perceived through the senses (e.g., 'happiness', 'freedom').

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g., 'he', 'she', 'it').

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What is the difference between 'me' and 'I'?

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'I' is used as a subject pronoun, while 'me' is used as an object pronoun.

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What is the function of a subject pronoun?

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A subject pronoun replaces the noun that is the subject of the sentence (e.g., 'he', 'she', 'they').

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What is the function of an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun replaces the noun that is the object of the verb or preposition (e.g., 'me', 'him', 'her').

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership (e.g., 'mine', 'yours', 'theirs').