Lesson Four
Nouns and Pronouns
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Nouns
Nouns represent
people, places, things, activities, emotions, and ideas. |
(1) a person
actor |
(2) a place
Nicaragua |
(3) a thing
pliers
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(4) an emotion
love
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(5) an idea
idea |
Examples of nouns:
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! |
Nouns are divided into two main groups:
Count Nouns
and
Noncount Nouns
(click on the links above for examples and then come back
here)
Pronouns
write 
Pronouns represent
nouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are....
Subject
Pronouns |
Singular |
Plural |
I |
We |
You |
You |
He |
They |
She |
It |
This quicktime video is for the pronouns "you" and "I."
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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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 I
+
 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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write
There
are also....
Object Pronouns |
Singular |
Plural |
me |
us |
you |
you |
him |
them |
her |
It |
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To learn more about pronouns, click here.
Next: Lesson
Five
demonstrative pronouns
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