Advanced Nouns and Pronouns

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What is a noun?

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

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that replaces or refers to a noun.

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What kind of noun is 'they'?

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'They' is a pronoun.

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What kind of noun is 'rabbit'?

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'Rabbit' is a common noun.

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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, and it is always capitalized.

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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 and is not capitalized.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership and replaces a noun, such as 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', 'their'.

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Give an example of a sentence with a possessive pronoun.

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'Lucy can't find her pencil.'

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What is an antecedent in relation to pronouns?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.

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What is an example of a reflexive pronoun?

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An example of a reflexive pronoun is 'myself', as in 'I made the cake myself.'