Nouns and Pronouns

Language Description Topic 1

Nouns and Pronouns

Differentiate between nouns & pronoun Identify nouns & pronouns used in prose

Explain the grammar rules related to nouns & pronouns Categorize different types of nouns & pronouns Use the dictionary for grammatical information about nouns & pronouns Use different types of nouns & pronouns in appropriate contexts

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Parts of Speech In English Language8

Noun PronounVerb Adverb

Adjective PrepositionConjunction Interjection

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PEOPLE

THINGSANIMAL

NOUNS

PLACE

NOUNS

PROPER NOUNS

COMMON NOUNS

Proper Nounsspecial names of people, places, etc

(begin with Capital letters)

Tiger Woods Italy Spain Bern Eifel Tower Christmas

Common Nouns

Countable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

Common Nouns

2 numbers

Singular numberPlural number

The Singular Number

shows only 1

a cat a man a flower

an axe

The Plural Number shows more than one person, animal, thing or place

cats flowers people

Cow Cows Bird Birds Rose Roses

Box Boxes Class Classes Brush Brushes

Echo Echoes Cargo Cargoes Mango

Mangoes Photo-photos Radio-radios

Singular Plural

Lady Ladies Party

Parties Army

ArmiesDonkey-

donkeys

Thief Thieves Leaf

Leaves Knife

Knives roof-

roofs dwarf-dwarfs belief-beliefs

Singular Plural

Axis Axes Foot Feet ToothTeeth Man

Men

OX Oxen ChildChildren

Formula Formulae /Formulas Syllabus Syllabi / Syllabuses

Singular Plural

Some nouns are ALWAYS PLURAL

Clothings pyjamas , pants, shorts, spectacles

Tools Scissors, clippers, binoculars,

Others belongings, goods, expenses

Some nouns are ALWAYS SINGULAR

Diseases Mumps, measles, diabetes, rabies

Games Billiards, darts, cards, checkers,aerobics

Others News

Some nouns are both PLURAL or SINGULAR

means crossroads

series headquarters

quarters gallows

Some nouns do not have plural form but are ALWAYS SINGULAR

Furniture Information Traffic

Knowledge Advice Homework

Luggage Equipment Meat

Scenery Framework Oil

Rice Milk Sugar

Some nouns do not have plural form but are ALWAYS PLURAL

Cattle Police People

Military Poultry Gentry

Some nouns do not have plural form but are SINGULAR & PLURAL

Sheep Deer Salmon

Aircraft Chinese Japanese

Swiss Grouse Trout

Collective Nounsnames for group of people, animals or things

A school of fish

A bouquet of flowers

A swarm of bees

A slice of bread

A piece of bread

.. pile of reports

.. crowd of people

.. board of directors

.. gang of labourers, prisoners, thieves

.. collection of stamps, pictures, coins

.. fleet of cars, ships

.. row of shop houses

.. library of books

.. cloud of dust

Others

A PRONOUN refers to something already

mentioned in a sentence or piece of text. They are used instead of nouns to prevent repetition

of the noun to which they refer. One of the most

common pronouns is it.

Personal Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns Reciprocal Pronouns Relative Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Quantifying Pronouns p15

Subject Pronouns Object PronounsSingular Plural Singular Plural

1st person

I we me us

2nd person

you you

3rd person

heshe they

himher them

it it

Personal Pronouns

I, me, he, she, him, her, you = a person

you, we, us = people

it = thing

they, them = things or people

Please take note!

Reflexive PronounSINGULAR PLURAL

1st Person myself ourselves2nd Person yourself yourselves3rd Person himself

herselfItself

themselves

Possessive PronounSINGULAR PLURAL

1st Person mine ours2nd Person yours3rd Person his

hers theirs

The book is Ahmad’s. It is his.

These cats are our pets. They are ours.

Demonstrative Pronoun

“This / These”Refers to something that is

close to you

“That / Those”Refers to something that is not

close to you

Indefinite PronounIndefinite pronouns refer to

things or people without mentioning what or who

they are Anybody Everybody Nobody Somebody Anyone EveryoneNo one Someone AnythingEverything Nothing Something

Reciprocal Pronoun

“Each other” / “one another”

Used to indicate that people do the same thing, feel the same

way, or share the same relationship

Relative Pronouns

“Who Whom Whose that Which”

refers to somebody or something you have mentioned earlier.

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Interrogative Pronouns

“Who Whom Whose Which ”

used to ask direct or indirect questions

Quantifying Pronouns

all each fewer moreanother either less mostany enough little muchBoth few many neither

quantifiers which indicate number or amount