English Nouns & Pronouns

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noun
a word that names a person, place, or thing

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TermDefinition
noun
a word that names a person, place, or thing
concrete noun
a noun that names something that can be touched
abstract noun
a noun that names something that cannot be touched
collective nouns
nouns that name a group of people
compound noun
a noun that is made up of more than one word
common noun
names any one of a class of people, places, or things.
proper noun
names a specific person, place, or thing
pronoun
a word that stands for nouns or for words that take the place of nouns
antecedent
a noun for which pronouns stand
personal pronoun
refers to first person, second person, and third person
reflexive pronoun
ends in self or selves
intensive pronoun
also ends in self or selves but adds emphasis
demonstrative pronoun
directs attention to specific people, places, or things
relative pronoun
begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another
interrogative pronoun
used to begin a question
indefinite pronoun
refers to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.