Unit: Parts of Speech

Lesson: Pronouns & Nouns

Pronoun

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Personal Pronoun

Pronouns take the place of a noun.

Singular Plural

First Person:person or persons making a statement (the speaker or writer)

I, me we, us

Second Person:person or persons being spoken or written to

you you

Third Person:Person or persons (or thing) being spoken or written about

she, her, he, him, it

they, them

Personal Pronoun• "She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic

surgeon.“ (Groucho Marx)

• "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.“ (The Beatles, "I Am the Walrus")

Interrogative Pronouns

When you ask a question, you often begin it with a type of pronoun called an interrogative pronoun.– what, who, which, whom, whose

Who’s on First?

By Abbott and Costello

Noun

We know a noun is a person, place, or thing.– common: Ex. boat, shoe, coat– proper: Ex. Tom, March, Manheim St.

Nouns can also be an idea.– concrete and abstract

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Concrete Noun: a noun that names something that can be seen, smelled, heard, tasted, or touched– Ex: Uncle Joe, village, vegetables

Abstract Noun: a noun that names an idea, a quality, or a feeling– Ex: belief, beauty, disappointment

Abstract or Concrete?

1. history A or C2. people A or C3. education A or C4. toys A or C5. dreams A or C