Lesson Four

Nouns and Pronouns

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Nouns represent people, places, things, activities, emotions, and ideas.

(1) a person actor	(2) a place Nicaragua	(3) a thing pliers
(4) an emotion love		(5) an idea idea

Examples of nouns:

1. That man is an actor. 2. That country is beautiful. 3. I use pliers to fix things. 4. Everyone needs love. 5. I have an idea! Let’s go see a movie!

 

 

Nouns are divided into two main groups:

Count Nouns

and

Noncount Nouns

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Pronouns represent nouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are…. Subject Pronouns
Singular	Plural
I	We
You	You
He	They
She
It

This quicktime video is for the pronouns “you” and “I.”

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I am a teacher. Noun: teacher Pronoun: I
You are a student. Noun: student Pronoun: You
He is a guitar player Noun: player Pronoun: He
She is a mother. Noun: mother. Pronoun: she
It is a radio. Noun: radio Pronoun: It
We are people. Noun: people Pronoun: We (I + You) = We	+
You are students. Noun: Students Pronoun: You Note: “You” can be singular or plural
They are a family. Noun: family Pronoun: They “They” is always plural. It can be used for people or things.
They are wooden chairs. Noun: chairs Pronoun: They “They” is a plural pronoun for the chairs.

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There are also…. Object Pronouns
Singular	Plural
me	us
you	you
him	them
her
It

Part A.
Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct subject pronoun.
1. ______ is a student. (a man)
2. ________ are students (a boy and a girl in a photo)
3. Is ______ a good car? (a thing)
4. ________ are at home. (two people you think about)
5. ______ is from Nicaragua. (a woman)
6. ________ are not very good computers. (a group)
7. ______ am at work. (oneself)
8. Is _______ cold today? (the weather)
9. Are _______ members of the website? (people)
10. _____ and I are in the same class. (a woman)
Part B.
Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun.
1. John teaches ______ English every day. (you and I)
2. There’s some mail for _____ in the mailbox. (I)
3. I like _____ very much. (you–singular or plural)
4. She works with ______ at that company. (a man)
5. He likes ________ very much. (a woman)
6. They like to eat _______ with cream cheese. (a thing)
7. Sue usually puts _______ in the refrigerator. (things)
8. Please give it to ________. (I)
9. They want _______ to work this weekend. (you and I)
10. I want ________ to do something for me. (you)

You get total points

he,they,it,they,she,they,i,it,they,she,us,me,you,him,her,it,them,me,us,you

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