Nouns and Pronouns Noun Definition a noun is

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Nouns and Pronouns

Nouns and Pronouns

Noun Definition – a noun is a person, place, thing or idea Examples: person

Noun Definition – a noun is a person, place, thing or idea Examples: person place thing idea girl school dog love teacher library banana sister city desk intelligenc e secret

Proper Noun Definition – a SPECIFIC thing person, place or Proper nouns are capitalized.

Proper Noun Definition – a SPECIFIC thing person, place or Proper nouns are capitalized. Examples: person place Ms. Gelz Chicago thing Titanic

Find the Nouns In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark. The

Find the Nouns In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark. The only light came from great flood lamps mounted on the buildings and at the tops of poles in the middle of the larger squares. When the lights were on, they cast a yellowish glow over the streets; people walking by threw long shadows that shortened and then stretched out again. When the lights were off, as they were between nine at night and six in the morning, the city was so dark that people might as well have been wearing blindfolds.

IXL Practice 6 th grade - s. 1. If you finish, go on to

IXL Practice 6 th grade - s. 1. If you finish, go on to 7 th grade – Z. 1

Pronouns Definition: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Example: Bob, Dave

Pronouns Definition: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. Example: Bob, Dave and Kevin were late to the minion meeting. They were late to the minion meeting.

Antecedent Definition: The word of group of words that a pronoun represents. Example: an

Antecedent Definition: The word of group of words that a pronoun represents. Example: an te ce de nt Olaf found his nose. pr on ou n

More Examples When Stuart saw a banana, Stuart screamed with joy! When Stuart saw

More Examples When Stuart saw a banana, Stuart screamed with joy! When Stuart saw a banana, he screamed with joy! There is a scratch on my whiteboard. makes it difficult to write. It

Pronouns to ask a question. Whom Which What Whoever whomever Whichever Whatever Who will

Pronouns to ask a question. Whom Which What Whoever whomever Whichever Whatever Who will you bring to the party?

IXL Practice Complete the following skills on IXL: 7 th grade AA. 1 7

IXL Practice Complete the following skills on IXL: 7 th grade AA. 1 7 th grade AA. 3 EXTRA CREDIT: 7 th grade AA. 10