Remembering Nouns and Introducing

Pronouns

8th Grade English Practicum Teacher Diverís Vega López

University High School

Let's Take A Moment To Remember...

NOUNS

What are nouns?

Nouns person, place, thing or idea

Singular

Plural

Common

Proper

Concrete

Abstract

Collective

Possessive

Compound

Singular and Plural Nouns

car

The car was old and rusty.

wolves

The wolves stared at the photographer.

Common and Proper Nouns

teacher

The teacher gave an easy test last tuesday.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is president of the United States of America.

Concrete and Abstract

peace

Every night the girl prays for world peace.

sofa

The sofa was bought yesterday.

Collective Nounsteam

The team of workers agreed to cooperate.

class

The class decided to study together for the test.

Compound NounsUsually written in three ways:

Separated

Empire State Building, hard drive

Hyphenated

cure-all, mother-in-law

Combined

congresswoman, network

Possessive NounsAngela's

Angela's computer is new.

student's

The student's pencil fell on the floor.

Now, What Are

?

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or a group of words acting as a noun.

Sometimes a pronoun takes the place of a noun in the same sentence.

Example: My father opened his files first.

A pronoun can also take the place of a noun used in an earlier sentence.

Example: My father opened his e-mail first. He couldn't wait any longer.

A pronoun may take the place of an entire group of words.

Example: Trying to make the team is hard work. It takes hours of practice every day.

Personal PronounsRefer to

(1)The person speaking.

(2)The person spoken to.

(3)The person, place or thing spoken about.

First Person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours

Second Person you, your, yours you, your, yours

Third Personhe, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its

they, them, their, theirs

Demonstrative Pronouns

Points out a specific person, place or thing.

Singular: this, that

This group is paying attention in class.

Plural: these, those

Those apples are red.

Relative Pronouns

Begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence.

Examples:

Here is the book that Betty lost.

Dino bought our old house, which needs many repairs.

She is a singer who has an unusual range.

Is this the man whom you saw earlier today?

She is the one whose house has a fire alarm.

that which who whom whose

Interrogative PronounsUsed to begin a question.

Examples:

What did I do wrong?

Which student got the highest score?

Who arrived early?

To whom do I speak?

Whose book is this?

Indefinite PronounsRefer to people place or things often without specifying which ones.

Singular Plural Singular or Plural

another much anybody neither anyone nobody anything no one each nothing either one

everybody other everyone somebody everything someone little something

both few many others several

all any more most none some

Let's Review

Personal

Demonstrative

Relative

Interrogative

Indefinite