Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Possessive Pronouns
Definitions
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Give me an example of a common noun
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100
What do concrete nouns name?
People, places, things, or ideas that you can identify with your five senses.
100
What do subject pronouns do?
Take the place of the subject noun. They are the ones that do the action.
100
"Who" is an example of what type of pronoun
An interrogative pronoun
100
Define concrete noun
A noun that can be identified using one or more of your five senses
200
Identify the common noun in the following sentence:
She considered Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau her friends.
friends
200
"Trust" is an example of which type of noun?
An abstract noun
200
What are the subject pronouns?
I, you (s)(p), he, she, we, they, it.
200
What do we use demonstrative pronouns for?
To demonstrate
200
Define grammar
Grammar is the study of language/ a way of thinking about language.
300
Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:
Eventually, she wrote Little Women, a semi-autobiographical novel.
Little Women
300
"Love" is an example of which type of noun?
An abstract noun
300
What does an object pronoun do?
Receives the action of the verb
300
Name the 5 interrogative pronouns.
Who, whose, whom, which, and what.
300
Define pronoun
A word that replaces a noun
400
Identify both the common and proper nouns in the following sentence:
Today, readers can enjoy her biography, Invincible Louisa, written by Cornelia Meigs
Common nouns- readers, biography
Proper nouns- Invincible Louisa, Cornelia Meigs
400
What is an abstract noun?
A noun that you cannot identify using one or more of your five senses. It's felt in your heart, head, or gut!
400
What are the object pronouns?
Me, you (s)(p), him,her, them, us, it
400
Name the 7 possessive pronouns.
Mine, your, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.
400
Define antecedent
The word the pronoun replaces
500
Why is "air" a difficult noun to identify as abstract or concrete?
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500
What is a collective noun?
One word (singular) that is used to identify a large group of people.
500
Which pronouns are both subject and object pronouns?
You (s)(p), it
500
Name the 4 demonstrative pronouns.
This, that, these, and those.
500
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Common nouns are not capitalized, proper nouns are.