Lesson Four
Nouns and Pronouns
Nouns
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Nouns represent people, places, things, activities, emotions, and ideas.
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(1) a person
actor
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(2) a place
Nicaragua
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(3) a thing
pliers
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(4) an emotion
love
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(5) an idea
idea
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Examples of nouns:
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1. That man is an actor.
2. That country is beautiful.
3. I use pliers to fix things.
4. Everyone needs love.
5. I have an idea! Let’s go see a movie!
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Nouns are divided into two main groups:
Count Nouns
and
Noncount Nouns
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Pronouns
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Pronouns represent nouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are….
Subject Pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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I
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We
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You
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You
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He
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They
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She
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It
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This quicktime video is for the pronouns “you” and “I.”
(Right click to download to your computer.)
I am a teacher.
Noun: teacher
Pronoun: I
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You are a student.
Noun: student
Pronoun: You
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He is a guitar player
Noun: player
Pronoun: He
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She is a mother.
Noun: mother.
Pronoun: she
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It is a radio.
Noun: radio
Pronoun: It
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We are people.
Noun: people
Pronoun: We
(I + You) = We
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 you
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You are students.
Noun: Students
Pronoun: You
Note: “You” can be singular or plural
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They are a family.
Noun: family
Pronoun: They
“They” is always plural.
It can be used for people or things.
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They are wooden chairs.
Noun: chairs
Pronoun: They
“They” is a plural pronoun for the chairs.
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There are also….
Object Pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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me
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us
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you
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you
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him
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them
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her
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It
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Now take a quiz: click here
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To learn more about pronouns, click here.
Next: Lesson Five
demonstrative pronouns
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