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NOUNS

NOUNS. ENG 3C FERNANDEZ-JESSUP. THE NOUN. Person Darlene boy mayor w orker scientist assistant. THE NOUN. Place Toronto d ock home p ark. THE NOUN. Thing c ar tool b alloon p enguin t ree. THE NOUN. Idea freedom h appiness t houghtfulness success. COMMON NOUNS.

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS ENG 3C FERNANDEZ-JESSUP

  2. THE NOUN • Person • Darlene • boy • mayor • worker • scientist • assistant

  3. THE NOUN • Place • Toronto • dock • home • park

  4. THE NOUN • Thing • car • tool • balloon • penguin • tree

  5. THE NOUN • Idea • freedom • happiness • thoughtfulness • success

  6. COMMON NOUNS • Begin with a lowercase letter since they name any person, place, thing or idea; and are nonspecific. • actor (person) • lounge (place) • stick (thing) • men (person) • liberties (idea)

  7. PROPER NOUNS • Begin with an uppercase letter because they name specific people, places, things and ideas. • Eiffel Tower (place) • Theory of Relativity (idea) • Teachers Union (thing) • Stephen Harper (person)

  8. CONCRETE NOUNS • A person, place or thing that can be perceived by one or more of your senses (seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling). • popcorn • thunder • rainfall • skunk • hair

  9. ABSTRACT NOUNS • Name an idea, feeling, quality or trait. • pity • weakness • humility • elation • joy • love

  10. COLLECTIVE NOUNS • Name a group of people or things. • squad • assembly • team • jury • flock • herd

  11. PRONOUNS • Takes the place of a noun: • “Felipe is an intelligent student” • becomes “he is an intelligent student.” • “We offered the baseball tickets to Rita and Drew” • becomes “we offered the baseball tickets to them.”

  12. PERSONAL PRONOUNS • Refer to people • we • me • you • they • us

  13. FIRST-PERSON PERSONAL PRONOUN • Refers to the one (or ones) speaking. • We told our story. • I offered my opinion to the reporters. • Ours is the less expensive model. • The new family moved next door to us.

  14. SECOND-PERSON PERSONAL PRONOUNS • Refers to the one (or ones) spoken to. • you, your and yours • Can you bring your book back today? • The present will be given to you. • This award is yours.

  15. THIRD-PERSON PERSONAL PRONOUN • The one (or ones) spoken about. • he, his, him, she, her, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs and them. • He wanted to take his children on a vacation. • They asked him and her if the house had kept its appeal. • Do you think that they will think that this car is theirs?

  16. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS • First-person pronouns: myself and ourselves. • Second-person pronouns: yourself • Third person pronouns: himself, herself, itself and themselves. • The young lady carried all her packages by herself. • They relied upon themselves to finish the daunting task. • Will he remember to help himself to the food on the table?

  17. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS • Point out a specific person, place, thing, or idea (this, that, these, those). • This birthday card is intriguing. • These crossword puzzles sure are stumpers! • Are those star always visible to us?

  18. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS • Introduce questions (what, which, who, whom and whose). • Whose bicycle is this? • Which of these is the correct answer, Paula? • Whom did you ask to watch your dog while you went on vacation?

  19. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS • Do not refer to a specific person, place, or thing (i.e. another, both, everyone, most, no one and several) • That ice cream was good, can I have another? • We can start the lesson since everyone has arrived.

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