Nouns and Pronouns

Front

What is a noun?

Back

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

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Front

Give an example of a common noun.

Back

Examples of common nouns include 'dog', 'city', and 'teacher'.

Front

What is a proper noun?

Back

A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized.

Front

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

Back

Common nouns refer to general items, while proper nouns refer to specific names.

Front

What is a personal pronoun?

Back

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular grammatical person, such as 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

Front

What is a possessive pronoun?

Back

A possessive pronoun shows ownership, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

Front

What is a demonstrative pronoun?

Back

A demonstrative pronoun points to specific things or people, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'.

Front

What is an interrogative pronoun?

Back

An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions, such as 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', and 'what'.

Front

What is an indefinite pronoun?

Back

An indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific persons or things, such as 'someone', 'anyone', 'everyone', and 'nothing'.