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CH16 Nouns and Pronouns
Test Review
Nouns
• What is a noun?
– It’s a name of a
person, place, or
thing/idea.
• Identifying nouns:
1. sing/toddler/musician
1. toddler; musician
2. school/library/thought
1. school; library
3. misery/rusty/success
1. misery; success
Common Noun vs. Proper Noun
• What’s the
difference?
• Identifying proper from
common:
– Common nouns name 1. agana/village/town
ANY person, place,
thing/idea.
– Proper nouns name
SPECIFIC person,
place, thing/idea;
ALWAYS capitalized.
1. Agana (proper)
2. season/christmas/holiday
1.
Christmas (proper)
3. pet/dog/laura
1.
Laura (proper)
Pronouns and Antecedents
• What are pronouns (personal pronouns)?
– Replacement words for nouns to help avoid
repetition.
• What is an antecedent?
• It’s the word being replaced by the pronoun.
Let’s practice identifying the
antecedents…
1. Susan bought herself a new blouse at the sale.
1. Susan
2. The boat with the red sail is the one that won.
1. boat
3. The governor wore a black suit to his
inauguration.
1. governor
4. This is not the CD I ordered.
1. CD
5. Joe asked his father to help build the tree house.
1. Joe
Reflexive vs. Intensive
• Helpful tip
– Always identify the pronoun first. Reflexive
and intensive pronouns ALWAYS end in –self
or –selves.
• Reflexive adds information to the
sentence and points back to the
noun/pronoun.
• Intensive adds emphasis to the noun.
– They’re usually not necessary in sentences.
Let’s practice identifying
reflexive and intensive…
1. I myself have never questioned Martin’s
loyalty.
1. myself; intensive
2. Tricia has always taken good care of herself.
1. herself; reflexive
3. Helen wallpapered her bedroom herself.
1. herself; intensive
4. We all enjoyed ourselves at the picnic.
1. ourselves; reflexive
Demonstrative, Relative, and
Interrogative Pronouns
• Demonstrative
– “Demonstrate”; point out or direct attention to
something
• Relative
– “Connection”; brings two clauses together to
make a sentence
• Interrogative
– BEGINS the question
Practice for Demonstrative, Relative,
and Interrogative Pronouns
1. Is that the jacket with a broken zipper?
1. that; demonstrative
2. Whose baby is crying so loudly?
1. Whose; interrogative
3. The person to whom Sally is writing is named
Franklin.
1. Whom; relative
4. Jake has a pen pal who lives in New Guinea.
1. who; relative
5. Are those the apple trees Fiona mentioned
earlier?
1. those; demonstrative
Indefinite Pronouns
• Indefinite pronouns do not always have an
antecedent.
• Practice
1.Costumes are showy, and some include
large headdresses.
1. some; costumes
2.Eventually, somebody working for the Eli
Bridge company started making portable
Ferris wheels.
1. somebody