Nouns and Pronouns

Nouns and Pronouns

Review

Common VS Proper Nouns

• Common Nouns: general people, places, and things

• Proper Nouns: specific names of people, places, and things (Always Capitalized)

Multiple Choice

Which of following is a common noun?

• Brittney Spaniel

• German Shepard

• giraffe

• Clydesdale

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• park

• zoo

• city

• Denmark

Types of Pronouns

• Subjective: acts as the subject of the sentence

• Objective: acts as part of the action of the sentence

• Possessive: shows possession

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is used in the following sentence? He spends ages looking out the window.

• subjective

• objective

• possessive

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is used in the following sentence? The red basket is mine.

• subjective

• objective

• possessive

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is used in the following sentence? Cousin Eldred gave me a trombone.

• subjective

• objective

• possessive

Types of Pronouns

• Reflexive: refers or reflects back to the subject of the sentence

• Intensive: emphasizes the noun or pronoun

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is used in the following sentence? I myself don't like eggs.

• reflexive

• intensive

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is used in the following sentence? I learned a lot about myself at summer camp.

• reflexive

• intensive