Types of Nouns and Pronouns

What is an INDEFINITE PRONOUN?

• A pronoun that refers to specific persons or things.

• A pronoun that refers to non-specific persons or things.

• A pronoun that is always capitalized.

• A pronoun that is used only in questions.

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What is a PROPER NOUN?

• A specific name for a particular person, place, or organization.

• A general name for a class of objects or a concept.

• A name that is not capitalized.

• A name that refers to a common item.

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What is a COMMON NOUN?

• A specific name for a person, place, or thing.

• A general name for a person, place, or thing.

• A name that is always capitalized.

• A name that describes an action.

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What is a COMPOUND NOUN?

• A noun made up of two or more words that function as a single noun.

• A noun that describes a specific person, place, or thing.

• A noun that is always capitalized in a sentence.

• A noun that cannot be pluralized.

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What are POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS?

• Words that indicate ownership or possession, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

• Words that describe actions or states of being.

• Words that modify nouns and pronouns.

• Words that connect clauses or sentences.

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What are INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS?

• Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions.

• Interrogative pronouns are used to make statements.

• Interrogative pronouns are used to express emotions.

• Interrogative pronouns are used to give commands.

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What is the difference between a COMON NOUN and a PROPER NOUN?

• A common noun is a general name for a class of objects, while a proper noun is a specific name of a particular person, place, or organization.

• A common noun is a specific name for a class of objects, while a proper noun is a general name of a particular person, place, or organization.

• A common noun is a name that is always capitalized, while a proper noun is not capitalized.

• A common noun refers to a single object, while a proper noun refers to multiple objects.

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What is a REFLEXIVE PRONOUN?

• A pronoun that refers to a noun mentioned earlier in the sentence.

• A pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence and ends in '-self' or '-selves'.

• A pronoun that is used to ask questions about the subject.

• A pronoun that replaces a noun to avoid repetition.

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What is a DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN used for?

• To indicate or point to specific things or people, distinguishing them from others.

• To describe actions or states of being.

• To ask questions about objects or people.

• To express emotions or feelings.

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What are DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS?

• Words used to indicate specific things or people, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'.

• Pronouns that replace nouns in a sentence without specifying which noun is being referred to.

• Words that describe the quantity of nouns, such as 'some', 'many', and 'few'.

• Pronouns that are used to ask questions, such as 'who', 'what', and 'where'.

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