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Nouns

We have number of nouns and are also known to be the naming words. Nouns can name anything from place, person, object or even a group of people. And examples are as follows.

Common nouns, are names given to ordinary objects. Such nouns are identified by the, a or an preceding them. They do not begin with a capital letter, unless they start a sentence.

Example: the sea, a fly or an orange.

Such nouns also have a gender and also reflect what people are: doctor or a teacher.

There are common nouns that partner one another, fish and chips.

Pronouns

The pronoun performs a similar function to the nouns. We use pronouns to avoid repetition. Pronoun will change depending on their usage either s a subject or an object.

Personal Pronouns, refers to people or things. And are often twinned with a possessive adjectives.

Example: I do my work. You do your work. She does her work. They do their work.

Possessive Pronouns indicate ownership.

Example: This is hers, not yours.

This house was mine, but now it is ours.

Reflexive Pronouns reflect back to the noun or the pronoun. And they usually end with self or selves.

Example: Mary (she) sees herself in the mirror.

Jack (he) cut himself with the razor.

Interrogative Pronouns ask questions or interrogate.

Example: Who (which person) came for tea Whose (which person’s) is this?

To whom (to which person) does this belong to?

What (action) are you doing?

Which (one) is the hotel that you recommend?