Nouns and Pronouns
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Click on the Pronouns in the following sentences.
Click on the Nouns in the following sentences.
He did not catch it, but the ball went over his head and broke Mrs. Smith's stained glass window.
Then Jim threw John the ball.
John hit the ball to Jim.
The Nouns are highlighted in red and the Pronouns in green in the following sentences.
Replacement for a noun representing a person, place or thing.
Pronouns:
Naming a person, place or thing.
Nouns:
Pronouns are words that are shorthand replacements for nouns. Pronouns are words like "he", "she", "anyone" etc. It is helpful to ask which noun the pronoun represents (called the antecedent). The antecedent is usually implied in the context.
Nouns are naming words. They represent a person place or thing. Nouns function as the subject, direct object, indirect object, or other items in the sentence.
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. -Eph. 4:1
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Hint: It is helpful to ask which implied noun the pronoun represents.
e.g. "Who does 'he' refer to? Jim or John?"
e.g. "Who does 'he' refer to? Jim or John?"