Parts Of Speech

Nouns and Pronouns

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Nouns
A noun is a part of speech that names a
person, a place ,or a thing.
Animals

Places

Nouns
People

Things

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Types of Nouns:
Common

Nouns:

Common nouns are words used to name general

items rather than specific ones.
Lamp, candle, car and etc.
Proper

Nouns:

Proper nouns are the words used to name a

specific ones
Quaid-e-Azam, Pakistan, Punjab University
and etc.

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Collective

Nouns:
A collective noun is a word that refers to
a group. It can be either singular or
plural, but is usually used in the singular.
Staff, police, audience ,family and etc.

Abstract

Nouns:
Abstract nouns are those referring to
ideas, concepts, emotions, and other
things you cant physically interact with.
Success, bravery, love and etc.

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Pronouns
Special words used like a noun.
There are different kinds of pronouns.
o Subject Pronouns
o Object pronouns
o Possessive pronouns
o Reflexive pronouns

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Subject Pronouns:
A subject pronoun acts as the subject of a
sentence. The subject pronouns are he, I,
it, she, they, we, and you.
Example:
Kathie wrote a letter. He mailed it to her sister.
You are watching the videos.

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Object

Pronouns:
Object pronoun acts as the object of verb
and preposition. The object pronouns are
me, you, him, her, them and us.
Examples:
He begged her to live with him.
He told you a lie.
Our grandparents gave us candy.

Objective Pronouns

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Possessive

Pronouns:

A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something.

The possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, mine, ours,
theirs, and yours.
Examples:
This is my friends chair.
Or
This is his chair.
This is my computer.
Or
This is mine
I dont have my phone. I have your phone.
Or
I dont have my phone. I have yours.

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Review:

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Determiners
The

words that determines the types of

noun which follows them are known as
determiners
The determiners always proceed the noun
they determine.
Example:
o A dog has a tail.
o This pen is good.

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Demonstratives
Article
Categories:
Determiners
Quantative
Possessive
are

divided into five categories

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Articles:

Very common topic of English

language
Means a/an and the
Definite Articles(the)
Indefinite Article(a/an)
Example:
A man is walking.
An animal is laying an egg.

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Demonstrative:

Demonstrate some thing

Points out something
Show off something
This/Those/That and these
Example:
This is my pen.

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Possessive:

Our Own
When we lay emphasis
Really possessive on a word
My/our/your/his/her /its/their/mine
Example:

My beautiful house.

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Quantative:
Shows some quantative
Provide information about quantity
Like some/much/more/enough/little/sufficient
Example:
Give me some water to drink.

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Thank You..!!!

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