Nouns and Pronouns

Nouns – person, place, thing, or idea Abstract Concrete Proper Common Regular Irregular Countable Uncountable

Identifying a Noun Determiners often (but not always) proceed a noun Possessive Nouns/Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Interrogative Pronoun Articles Make it plural or possessive Substitute a pronoun for a noun

Pronouns Personal pronouns Impersonal pronouns First, second, or third person Singular or plural Masculine, feminine, or neuter gender Impersonal pronouns Has none of the above

Personal Pronouns Nominative – used as the subject Objective Pronouns – acts as a direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition Reflexive or intensive pronouns Possessive Pronouns (never ever use apostrophes)

Impersonal Pronouns Indefinite Reciprocal Interrogative Demonstrative Relative