Identifying Nouns
What is the definition of a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
What is a common noun?
What is a collective noun?
What is a personal pronoun
Personal pronouns refer to the person speaking, the person spoken to, or the person, place, or thing spoken about.
An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands.
The word or group of words that a pronoun replaces is called an antecedent.
Explain why these are nouns:
puppy
trainer
loyalty
puppy-thing
trainer-person
loyalty-idea
What is a proper noun?
What is a compound noun?
Name 2 First Person plural personal pronouns
we, us, our, ours
Identify the pronoun/s and their antecedent/s in this sentence:
Pastor Theodore Fliedner began his school of nursing in 1836.
his; Pastor Theodore Fliedner
List all the noun/s in this paragraph:
The house had a bed, a stove, but no mirror. A mirror was a luxury for a poor peasant. Why would a peasant need a mirror?
house
bed
stove
mirror
luxury
peasant
Fill in the blanks:
_______ nouns are _______ capitalized unless they begin a sentence or title.
_______ nouns are _________ capitalized.
Common, not
Proper, always
Which word is a collective noun/s?
group
collar
club
fur
club, group
Name 3 third person singular personal pronouns.
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
Identify the pronoun/s and their antecedent/s in this sentence:
Florence Nightengale received her formal training in nursing at Fliedner's school.
her; Florence Nigtengale.
The peasant did have a dog and a cat in his hut. The dog was named Burek and the cat Kot.
peasant
dog
cat
hut
Burek
Kot
List the common nouns in this paragraph:
Many pieces of literature celebrate the dog. White Fang, written by Jack London, is the story of a brave and loyal companion. The story is set in the Yukon, but dogs in suburbs and cities often display similar loyalty.
pieces, literature, dog, story, companion, suburbs, cities, loyalty
Which word/s is a compound noun?
bull's-eye
flagship
paw
middle school
class
bull's-eye
flagship
middle school
Name 2 second person singular personal pronouns.
you, your, yours
Identify the pronoun/s and their antecedent/s in this sentence:
Nurses have many responsibilities assigned to them.
them; nurses
There was once a girl name Jan Skiba. She lived with his wife and three daughters in a one-room hut with a straw roof, far from the village.
girl
Jan Skiba
wife
daughters
hut
roof
village
Identify the proper nouns in this paragraph:
Other writers who have written about the fine qualities of dogs are James Herriot and William Armstrong. Millie, a dog who lived in the White House, is listed as the author of her own book.
James Herriot, William Armstrong, Millie, White House
brush
class
ribbon
team
class, team
Name 3 first person singular personal pronouns.
I, me, my, mine
Identify the pronoun/s and antecedent/s in this sentence:
Any school for nursing can trace its pattern for training to Saint Thomas's Hospital in London.
its; school