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Nouns and Pronouns
Nouns and Pronouns
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English
7th Grade
01/06/2011

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Term
noun
Definition
a person, place, thing or idea
Term
common noun
Definition
is more general, it does not name anything in particular
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proper noun
Definition
names a particular person, place, thing or idea
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posessive noun
Definition
shows ownership
Term
nouns as subjects
Definition
to decide what is the subject, ask the questions: Who? What? followed by the verb (most of the time)
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predicate nominative
Definition
a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb, it gives more information about the subject
Term
direct object
Definition
a word or group of words the name the reciever of the action of a verb
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indirect object
Definition
a word or group of words that tells to whom or for whom an action is done
Term
appositive
Definition
a noun that identifies or explains another noun or pronoun
Term
appositive phrase
Definition
consists of an appositive and its modifiers
Term
pronoun
Definition
a word that is used in place of a noun
Term
personal pronoun
Definition
a word that is used in the place of a specific noun or another pronoun
Term
indefinite pronoun
Definition
refer to persons or things generally
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demonstrative pronoun
Definition
is used to single out one or more persons or things in a sentence
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interrogative pronoun
Definition
(whom, who, whoever, whomever, which, what, whatever, and whichever) ask questions
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posessive pronoun
Definition
shows ownership
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