Nouns and Pronouns

What is a noun?

• A word used to describe an action

• A word used to replace a noun

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that modifies a verb

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• city

• dog

• London

• happiness

What is the function of a pronoun?

• To describe a noun

• To replace a noun or more than one noun

• To express an action

• To connect clauses

The word that a pronoun stands for is called its

• modifier

• antecedent

• noun

• clarifier

Identify the antecedent in the following sentence: "Sarah lost her book."

• Sarah

• lost

• her

• book

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Eiffel Tower

• river

• Microsoft

• Jupiter

What is the proper noun in the following sentence? "Senator Brown stated his views during the interview."

• Senator Brown

• his

• during

• interview

What is the common noun in the following sentence? "Jeremy always takes the early bus. "

• Jeremy

• takes

• early

• bus

How many nouns does the following sentence have? (Do not include pronouns.)

"My family loves to celebrate Thanksgiving every year."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the pronoun and its antecedent in the following sentence?

"Ana was glad that she was wearing gloves."

• was, wearing

• Ana, gloves

• she, wearing

• she, Anna