Nouns and

Pronouns
What is a noun?

Common nouns are any person, place,

or thing. Common nouns are not
capitalized.
Examples:
The city
That newspaper
A policeman
Compound Nouns
A compound noun is a noun that is made
up of more than one word.
Compound nouns can be:
Separated - bubble bath, station wagon
Hyphenated - son-in-law, hand-me-
down
Combined - shipwreck, handstand
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are the name of a special
person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are
capitalized.
Examples
Nashville
Mrs. Anderson
LaVergne Middle School
Possessive Nouns
 A possessive noun is a noun that names who
or what has something.
 Add an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the
possessive of most singular nouns.
 Add an apostrophe (') to form the possessive
of plural nouns that end with s.
 Add an apostrophe and s ('s) to form the
possessive of plural nouns that do not end with
s.
 The dog's collar is too
large.
The word "dog's" is the
possessive noun. It tells you
that the noun "collar"
belongs to the dog. The dog
owns, or possesses the collar.
Pronouns
A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. It refers
to a person, place, thing, feeling, or quality
but does not refer to it by its name.
The critique of Plato's Republic was written
from a contemporary point of view. It was
an in-depth analysis of Plato's opinions
about possible governmental forms
Personal Pronouns

 Personal pronouns refer to:

1. The person speaking
2. The person spoken to
3. The person, place, or thing
spoken about.
 Personal Pronoun

Singular Plural

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

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

he, him, his,

they, them,
Third Person she, her, hers,
their, theirs
it, its
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Reflective: Refers to the subject and
is necessary to the meaning of the
sentence.
Intensive: Emphasizes a noun or
another pronoun and is unnecessary
to the meaning.
Examples
 Example: Reflexive
Tara enjoyed HERSELF at the party.
The team prided THEMSELVES on their victory.

Intensive:
I MYSELF cooked that delicious dinner.
Did you redecorate the room YOURSELF?
Other Types of Pronouns

Demonstrative: Points out a person,

place, thing, or idea
Interrogative: Introduces a question.
Indefinite: refers to a person, place,
thing, or an idea that might not be
specifically named.
Possessive Pronouns
Show ownership. Some are used
alone; some describe a noun.
The person in the blue car is (my,
mine, I, me) mother.
Possessive Pronouns
(My, Mine, I, Me) am ashamed of myself
for being so rude to her.
He is not a good friend, but he is an
acquaintance of (my, mine).
My parents will not allow (my, mine, I, me)
to spend the night with Pam.
(My, Mine, I, Me) brother sits on a stool
when he plays the piano.
Pronoun Antecedent
An antecedent is the word, phrase, or
clause to which a pronoun refers,
understood by the context.
Antecedents are nouns that pronouns
replace.
Examples
 Joe ate his whole pepperoni pizza!
 Joe ate his whole pepperoni pizza!
 When Angie moved, she gave her cat to the
neighbors.
 When Angie moved, she gave her cat to the
neighbors.
 Caring for bees can be rewarding, but it requires a
certain amount of bravery.
 Caring for bees can be rewarding, but it requires a
certain amount of bravery.
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in
number, gender, and person.
A singular pronoun must correspond to a
singular antecedent
The garbage man took away 25% more
trash this holiday. He began dreaming of a
green Christmas next year, one with less
trash.
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
A plural pronoun must refer to a plural
antecedent.
The garbage men worked hard. They
wanted to go skiing in Colorado.
Pronouns that refer to a male or female
must refer to the correct gender.
Fred drank milk before he ate dinner.
Susan ate steak after she went home.