Nouns & Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that replaces a noun or another pronoun
• A specific person
• A thing

What is a noun?

• names  a specific person or place
• replaces a pronoun
• names a person, place, thing or idea
• replaces a noun

Which is an abstract noun?

• table
• gift
• happy
• sadness

Which is an abstract noun?

• table
• gift
• happy
• sadness

Has anybody lost _____________ coat?

• their
• his or her
• its
• them

Both of the girls forgot _____________ homework.

• her
• their
• his
• its

Which is a proper noun?

• sea
• river
• Mary
• crab

What is the antecedent?
The grandma walked her dog.

• the
• grandma
• her
• dog

What is the pronoun?
This is the best show ever.

• the
• best
• show
• this

What is the pronoun?
They went for a long walk.

• they
• for
• a
• went