English Grammar Skills

What is a noun?

• A noun is a type of punctuation mark.

• A noun is a word that represents a color.

• A noun is a verb that represents an action.

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

Give an example of a proper noun.

• London City

• Mountain Peak

• New York City

• Paris City

Identify the noun in the following sentence: The cat is sleeping.

• is

• cat

• sleeping

• dog

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a musical instrument

• A pronoun is a punctuation mark

• A pronoun is a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it).

• A pronoun is a type of verb

Give an example of a personal pronoun.

• they

• he

• it

• she

Replace the noun in the sentence 'The boy is happy' with a pronoun.

• The she is happy

• The they is happy

• The it is happy

• The he is happy

What is a common noun?

• A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun is a type of verb used in sentences.

• A common noun is a proper noun.

Identify the pronoun in the sentence: She went to the store.

• They

• She

• He

• It

Give an example of a possessive pronoun.

• theirs

• yours

• mine

• his

Change the underlined noun to a pronoun in the sentence: The car is red.

• He is red.

• They is red.

• She is red.

• It is red.