Impact Without Nouns:

If nouns were not present, sentences would be confusing and incomplete.

Example Without Nouns:

 "is reading." (Who is reading? What is being read?)

 "ran quickly." (Who ran? Where did they run?)

With Nouns:

 "Sarah is reading a book."

 "The dog ran quickly to the park."

Nouns give meaning and context to our sentences, making our

communication clear and understandable

Nouns

1. Common Nouns: General names for things (e.g., dog, city, car).
2. Proper Nouns: Specific names for things and are always
capitalized (e.g., Sarah, London, Toyota).
3. Concrete Nouns: Things you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell
(e.g., apple, music).
4. Abstract Nouns: Ideas or concepts you can't see or touch (e.g.,
love, freedom).
5. Countable Nouns: Things you can count (e.g., book/books,
apple/apples).
6. Uncountable Nouns: Things you can't count individually (e.g.,
water, sugar).
7. Collective Nouns: refers to a group of individuals or things
considered as a single unit.(e.g: The team celebrated their victory)
8. Compound Nouns: which is made up of two or more words that
together name a person, place, thing, or idea. They can be written
as single words (e.g.., toothpaste), hyphenated words (mother-in-
law), or separate words (e.g: high school).(216)
9. Possessive Nouns: Possessive nouns show ownership or possession
by a person, place, thing, or idea. They are usually formed by adding
an apostrophe and an "s" ('s) to the noun
 Pronouns

Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns to avoid repetition.
Here are some types of pronouns and the orginal noun to which the
pronouns is referring is called the antecedent.

1. Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things and change form

based on the subject, object, or possessive case.

 Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

o Example: "She is going to the store."
 Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them
o Example: "The teacher called him."
 Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
o Example: "That book is mine."

2.Possessive Adjectives (Possessive Determiners)

Possessive adjectives modify nouns to show ownership and are

sometimes considered pronouns.
Examples: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Example: "Is this your car?"

3.Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence and end in "-
self" or "-selves."

Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves,

themselves

Example: "She made herself a sandwich."

4. Intensive Pronouns
Intensive pronouns emphasize a preceding noun or pronoun and have the
same form as reflexive pronouns.

Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves,

themselves Example: "The CEO himself approved the plan."

5. Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns point to specific things and indicate whether

they are near or far in distance or time.
Examples: this, that, these, those
Example: "This is my favorite book."

6. Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific people or things.

Examples: anyone, everyone, someone, nobody, each, few, many, all,
some
Example: "Everyone is invited to the party."

7. Interrogative Pronouns

Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions.

Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what
Example: "What are you doing?"

8. Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses and relate to a noun

mentioned previously.
Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that
Example: "The book that you gave me is excellent."

9. Reciprocal Pronouns

Reciprocal pronouns express a mutual action or relationship.

Examples: each other, one another
Example: "They respect each other."

Questions

1) What is the difference between Possessive nouns and

pronouns ?
2) What is difference between Reflexive and Intensive
pronouns ?

Examples

1. Nouns:
o The dog (common noun) barked loudly.
o Sarah (proper noun) went to Paris (proper noun).
2. Pronouns:
o She (personal pronoun) is reading a book.
 o That book is mine (possessive pronoun).
o He did it himself (reflexive pronoun).
o This (demonstrative pronoun) is my favorite song.
o Who (interrogative pronoun) is coming to the party?
o The girl who (relative pronoun) won the race is my friend.
o Someone (indefinite pronoun) left their bag here.

In summary, nouns name things, and pronouns replace nouns to make

sentences clearer and less repetitive.

Summary Chart:

Type Examples Example Sentence

Personal Pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, they "She is going to the store."

Reflexive Pronouns myself, yourself, himself, etc. "She made herself a sandwich."

Intensive Pronouns myself, yourself, himself, etc. "The CEO himself approved the plan."

Demonstrative Pronouns this, that, these, those "This is my favorite book."

Interrogative Pronouns who, whom, whose, which, what "What are you doing?"

"The book that you gave me is

Relative Pronouns who, whom, whose, which, that
excellent."

Indefinite Pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, etc. "Everyone is invited to the party."

Possessive Adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, their "Is this your car?"

Reciprocal Pronouns each other, one another "They respect each other."
 1. Possessive pronouns also show ownership or possession, but
they replace the noun rather than modifying it. They stand
alone and do not need an apostrophe.

2.

Intensive: "The CEO himself signed the document."

Explanation: Emphasizes that the CEO personally signed the document.

Removing "himself" still leaves a complete sentence: "The CEO signed the
document."

Reflexive: "She taught herself how to play the piano."

Explanation: Indicates that she learned to play the piano on her own.
Removing "herself" changes the meaning: "She taught how to play the
piano" (which is unclear).