{"id":5374,"date":"2013-07-05T05:51:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T05:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=5374"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:57:54","slug":"nouns-and-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/nouns-and-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Nouns and Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmDeferVideoEncompass_0GVcQjDOW6Q\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> \n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" id=\"videoThumbnailImage_0GVcQjDOW6Q\" data-source-videoID=\"0GVcQjDOW6Q\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/circle-play-duotone.png\" alt=\"Nouns and Pronouns Video\" height=\"464\" width=\"825\" class=\"size-full\" data-matomo-title = \"Nouns and Pronouns\">\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<style>img#videoThumbnailImage_0GVcQjDOW6Q:hover {cursor:pointer;} img#videoThumbnailImage_0GVcQjDOW6Q {background-size:contain;background-image:url(\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/775-thumb-final-1.webp\");}<\/style>\n\t\t\t<script defer>\n\t\t\t  jQuery(\"img#videoThumbnailImage_0GVcQjDOW6Q\").click(function() {\n\t\t\t\tlet videoId = jQuery(this).attr(\"data-source-videoID\");\n\t\t\t\tlet helpTag = '<div id=\"mmDeferVideoYTMessage_0GVcQjDOW6Q\" style=\"display: none;position: absolute;top: -24px;width: 100%;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size: small;border-top: 1px solid #fc0;\">Having trouble? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v='+videoId+'\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube.<\/a><\/span><\/div>';\n\t\t\t\tlet tag = document.createElement(\"iframe\");\n\t\t\t\ttag.id = \"yt\" + videoId;\n\t\t\t\ttag.src = \"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/\" + videoId + \"?autoplay=1&controls=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0&egm=0&iv_load_policy=3&hd=0&enablejsapi=1\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.frameborder = 0;\n\t\t\t\ttag.allow = \"autoplay; fullscreen\";\n\t\t\t\ttag.width = this.width;\n\t\t\t\ttag.height = this.height;\n\t\t\t\ttag.setAttribute(\"data-matomo-title\",\"Nouns and Pronouns\");\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_0GVcQjDOW6Q\").html(tag);\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoEncompass_0GVcQjDOW6Q\").prepend(helpTag);\n\t\t\t\tsetTimeout(function(){jQuery(\"div#mmDeferVideoYTMessage_0GVcQjDOW6Q\").css(\"display\", \"block\");}, 2000);\n\t\t\t  });\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<p><script>\nfunction SnC_Function() {\n  var x = document.getElementById(\"SnC\");\n  if (x.style.display === \"none\") {\n    x.style.display = \"block\";\n  } else {\n    x.style.display = \"none\";\n  }\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"moc-toc hide-on-desktop hide-on-tablet\">\n<div><button onclick=\"SnC_Function()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/toc2.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"show or hide table of contents\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p>On this page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav id=\"SnC\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Nouns\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Collective_Nouns\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Collective Nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Pronouns\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Nouns_vs_Pronouns_(PDFs)\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Nouns vs Pronouns (PDFs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"toc-h2\"><a href=\"#Nouns_and_Pronouns_Practice_Questions\" class=\"smooth-scroll\">Nouns and Pronouns Practice Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label><input id=\"factsheet\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"factsheet\">Fact Sheet<\/label><input id=\"PQs\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQs\">Practice<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<h2><span id=\"Nouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>\nNouns are one of the most common types of words that we use in sentences every day, whether it be in conversations with friends or writing an essay for class. In this video, we\u2019ll be taking a look at all of the different types of nouns and how they function in sentences, and we\u2019ll also see how nouns and pronouns work together to make sentences flow smoothly. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n<p>Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, or idea. For example, <em>sister<\/em> and <em>Lindsey<\/em> are people, <em>school<\/em> and <em>Halsted Street<\/em> are places, <em>puppy<\/em> and <em>tree<\/em> are things, and <em>happiness<\/em> and <em>energy<\/em> are ideas, so all of these words are nouns!<\/p>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"head\">Person<\/td>\n<td>sister, Lindsey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"head\">Place<\/td>\n<td>school, Halsted St.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"head\">Thing<\/td>\n<td>puppy, tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"head\">Idea<\/td>\n<td>happiness, energy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nNouns can be broken down even further into different categories depending on what the noun is doing in the sentence.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Common_Nouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Common Nouns<\/h3>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Common\/General Noun<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>canyon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>woman<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>rabbit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>doctor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nCommon nouns, like these, are words that refer to general people, places, things, and ideas. This means that a common noun is not given a specific name or title like <em>John<\/em> or <em>Eiffel Tower<\/em> (we\u2019ll talk about names a little later on). Here\u2019s an example of a common noun used in a sentence:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\"><strong>Dinner<\/strong> was ready at 6 pm.<\/div>\n<p>The common noun used in this example is <em>dinner<\/em>, which, in this case, is a thing. Let\u2019s look at one more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The <strong>doctor<\/strong> told her that biking through the <strong>park<\/strong> would be good <strong>exercise<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>This sentence has multiple common nouns, for example, <em>doctor<\/em> and <em>park<\/em>. In this case, these common nouns are a person and a place. Seems simple enough, right? <\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s look at proper nouns.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Proper_Nouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Proper Nouns<\/h3>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Proper Noun<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Grand Canyon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Margaret<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tomball Lane<\/td>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nProper nouns are people, places, or things that have specific names or titles, and they are always capitalized. For instance, the word <em>road<\/em> is a common noun, but <em>Tomball Lane<\/em> is the specific name of the road, so <em>Tomball Lane<\/em> is a proper noun.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example sentence:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\"><strong>Rachel<\/strong> was driving to <strong>Arizona<\/strong> in her brand-new car.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThere are two proper nouns in this sentence: <em>Rachel<\/em> and <em>Arizona<\/em>. These are specific names of a person and a place, and they are both capitalized. The word car, on the other hand, is a common noun since we\u2019re not mentioning the car by a specific name or title.<\/p>\n<p>Now, take a look at these two sentences:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Brayden\u2019s <strong>dad<\/strong> always leaves for work at 7:30 am.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">Kiera, do you know what <strong>Dad<\/strong> is making for dinner?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe word <em>dad<\/em> is used in both of these sentences, but notice how it\u2019s capitalized in one sentence and not capitalized in the other. Why is that? Well, in the first sentence, <em>dad<\/em> is a common noun, meaning we aren\u2019t using <em>dad<\/em> as a specific name or title. In the second sentence, dad is used as the name of a specific person, so it is considered a proper noun.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Plural_Nouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nNow, as you might expect, nouns can be singular or plural. Just as it sounds, a singular noun describes a single thing, while a plural noun refers to multiple things. <\/p>\n<p>There are a few different ways to make a singular noun plural, depending on what letter the noun ends with. The general rule is that you add an s to the end of a noun to make it plural, like in the words <em>bat<\/em>, <em>car<\/em>, and <em>table<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">bat \u2192 bat<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p>car \u2192 car<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p>table \u2192 table<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">doll \u2192 doll<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf a singular noun ends with <em>s<\/em>, <em>x<\/em>, <em>z<\/em>, <em>ch<\/em>, <em>sh<\/em>, or <em>ss<\/em>, you add <em>-es<\/em> to the end to make it plural.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">bus \u2192 bus<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p>fox \u2192 fox<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p>buzz \u2192 buzz<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p>wrench \u2192 wrench<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p>bush \u2192 bush<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">glass \u2192 glass<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf a word ends with <em>y<\/em>, there are two different rules to keep in mind. If the letter before the <em>y<\/em> is a consonant, you remove the <em>y<\/em> and add <em>-ies<\/em> to the end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">story \u2192 stor<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ies<\/span><\/p>\n<p>lady \u2192 lad<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ies<\/span><\/p>\n<p>enemy \u2192 enem<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ies<\/span><\/p>\n<p>fly \u2192 fl<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ies<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">city \u2192 cit<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor instance, to make the word city plural, you would replace the <em>y<\/em> with <em>-ies<\/em> because the letter before the <em>y<\/em> is a consonant, <em>t<\/em>. If a vowel precedes the <em>y<\/em>, then you simply add the letter <em>s<\/em> to the end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">day \u2192 day<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p>toy \u2192 toy<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p>alley \u2192 alley<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">donkey \u2192 donkey<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThere are also two different rules to follow if a noun ends with <em>o<\/em>. If the letter before the <em>o<\/em> is a consonant, you add <em>-es<\/em> to the end to make it plural.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">hero \u2192 hero<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p>volcano \u2192 volcano<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p>tomato \u2192 tomato<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">potato \u2192 potato<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">es<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf the letter before the <em>o<\/em> is a vowel, you simply add the letter <em>s<\/em> to the end to make it plural.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">radio \u2192 radio<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p>stereo \u2192 stereo<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p>video \u2192 video<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">audio \u2192 audio<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">s<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If a noun ends with <em>f<\/em> or <em>fe<\/em>, you need to change the ending to <em>-ves<\/em>. This means that half becomes halves and knife becomes knives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">wolf \u2192 wol<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ves<\/span><\/p>\n<p>knife \u2192 kni<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ves<\/span><\/p>\n<p>half \u2192 hal<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ves<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">shelf \u2192 shel<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ves<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, as with all rules, there are definitely exceptions to all of these we\u2019ve just discussed. For instance, the plural of child is not childs (it\u2019s children), and the plural of tooth is not tooths (it\u2019s teeth). These are examples of what we call irregular plurals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">man \u2192 m<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">en<\/span><\/p>\n<p>woman \u2192 wom<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">en<\/span><\/p>\n<p>child \u2192 child<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ren<\/span><\/p>\n<p>tooth \u2192 t<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ee<\/span>th<\/p>\n<p>sheep \u2192 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">sheep<\/span><\/p>\n<p>deer \u2192 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">deer<\/span><\/p>\n<p>fish \u2192 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">fish<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">moose \u2192 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">moose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSince there is no hard-and-fast rule for these plurals, you\u2019ll need to memorize them as you come across them.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we know all about singular and plural nouns, let\u2019s move on to possessive nouns.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Possessive_Nouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Possessive Nouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nPossessive nouns are nouns that describe ownership of something. We show ownership by adding an apostrophe and an s to the end of a singular noun and only an apostrophe to a plural noun that ends with <em>s<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Liz scratched <strong>Mom\u2019s<\/strong> car while driving.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this sentence, we see three nouns but only one of them is possessive. <em>Mom\u2019s<\/em> is the possessive noun because the car belongs to her, not Liz.<\/p>\n<p>Nouns that don\u2019t refer to humans or animals can also be possessive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">The <strong>trees\u2019<\/strong> leaves began to turn orange and red as the summer ended.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this example, the possessive noun is <em>trees\u2019<\/em> because the leaves mentioned belong to the trees. Did you notice the placement of the apostrophe? Because trees is plural, we just add an apostrophe to the end and do not add another <em>s<\/em> after it.<br \/>\nAs I mentioned before, if a noun is plural but does not end with <em>s<\/em>, you add an apostrophe and an <em>s<\/em> to the end to make it possessive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">the children<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;s<\/span> toys<\/p>\n<p>the sheep<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;s<\/span> bleating<\/p>\n<p>the geese<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;s<\/span> pond<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">the mice<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8216;s<\/span> tail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Collective_Nouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Collective Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>\nBefore we move on to pronouns, let\u2019s take a look at collective nouns. Collective nouns are nouns that refer to a group of people or things. For instance, if you\u2019re referring to a group of multiple people playing a sport, you would use the collective noun <em>team<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">A class of students<\/p>\n<p>A flock of birds<\/p>\n<p>A team of players<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">A crowd of fans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAll right, now that we\u2019ve discussed several different types of nouns, let\u2019s move on to pronouns.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Pronouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Pronouns<\/h2>\n<p>\nPronouns are words that take the place of nouns. In other words, pronouns can describe a person, place, or thing without you having to name it multiple times in the same sentence or paragraph, which alleviates unnecessary repetition. The noun that the pronoun is replacing is called the antecedent.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Personal_Pronouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Personal Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nLet\u2019s first take a look at personal pronouns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-10-e1667318648243.jpg\" alt=\"personal pronouns\" width=\"400\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-10-e1667318648243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-10-e1667318648243-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are pronouns that are used to refer to people. For example, instead of saying \u201cWhen Tina walked in the house, Tina took off Tina\u2019s shoes,\u201d you could use the pronouns <em>her<\/em> and <em>she<\/em> to replace the noun <em>Tina<\/em>: <\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">When Tina walked in the house, <em>she<\/em> took off <em>her<\/em> shoes.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen a personal pronoun is acting as the subject of a sentence or phrase, we call it a subjective personal pronoun, and when it\u2019s acting as the object, we call it an objective personal pronoun.<\/p>\n<p>In this sentence, for example, <em>they<\/em> is a subjective pronoun and <em>us<\/em> is an objective pronoun.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Possessive_Pronouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Possessive Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nJust like nouns, pronouns can be used to show possession; we call these \u201cpossessive pronouns.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-11-e1667318639447.jpg\" alt=\"possessive pronouns\" width=\"400\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-11-e1667318639447.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-11-e1667318639447-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this sentence:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">It looks like this notebook is <em>hers<\/em>.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this example, the possessive pronoun <em>hers<\/em> is replacing the noun <em>notebook<\/em>. If we had not used a pronoun here, we would have said \u201cIt looks like this notebook is her notebook,\u201d which is a bit repetitive.<\/p>\n<p>This is when it becomes important to know the difference between possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives, because they\u2019re often confused with each other. A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun, while a possessive adjective describes a noun. For example, the word <em>my<\/em> is a possessive adjective (\u201cI\u2019m reading my book\u201d), but the word mine is a possessive pronoun (\u201cThe book is mine.\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Demonstrative_Pronouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Demonstrative Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nDemonstrative pronouns are used to refer to specific things that are either near or far away.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-151300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-12-e1667318626830.jpg\" alt=\"singular and plural words for near and far\" width=\"400\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-12-e1667318626830.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nouns-and-Pronouns-12-e1667318626830-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you wanted to refer to a book that you\u2019re holding, you would say \u201cCould you put <strong>this<\/strong> on Mark\u2019s desk?\u201d Notice that the pronoun this completely replaces the word <em>book<\/em>; that\u2019s what makes it a pronoun. If we said \u201cCould you put this book on Mark\u2019s desk?\u201d the word <em>this<\/em> is an adjective describing the word <em>book<\/em>, not a pronoun replacing the word book.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Interrogative_Pronouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Interrogative Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nInterrogative pronouns are used to refer to nouns in the form of a question.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">what<\/p>\n<p>which<\/p>\n<p>who<\/p>\n<p>whom<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0em;\">whose<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHere\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Who invented the microwave oven?<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this sentence, the interrogative pronoun who is taking the place of the noun that answers the question. In other words, if we said \u201cPercy invented the microwave oven,\u201d the pronoun <em>who<\/em> takes the place of the proper noun <em>Percy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, it\u2019s important not to confuse interrogative pronouns with interrogative adjectives. If I say \u201cWhose jacket is this?\u201d the word <em>whose<\/em> is not a pronoun\u2014it\u2019s an adjective. For <em>whose<\/em> to be a pronoun, I would have to say \u201cWhose is this?\u201d In that case, it\u2019s a pronoun because it completely takes the place of the noun jacket.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, an interrogative pronoun takes the place of a noun, while an interrogative adjective describes a noun.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Indefinite_Pronouns\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Indefinite Pronouns<\/h3>\n<p>\nIndefinite pronouns are used to refer to non-specific people, things, or amounts.  <\/p>\n<table class=\"ATable\" style=\"margin: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>all  <\/td>\n<td>another<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>any <\/td>\n<td>anyone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>anything<\/td>\n<td>each<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>everyone<\/td>\n<td>few<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>many<\/td>\n<td>neither<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>several<\/td>\n<td>some<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nTake this sentence for example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transcriptcallout\">Anybody can learn another language.<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this case, the indefinite pronoun is anybody because it refers to an immeasurable amount of people.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\nOkay, we\u2019ve discussed a lot about nouns and pronouns, so let\u2019s go over a few review questions before we go.<\/p>\n<p>1. What kind of noun is Tuesday?<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>Common noun<\/li>\n<li>Possessive noun<\/li>\n<li>Proper noun<\/li>\n<li>Collective noun<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n   <button class=\"buttontranscript\" onClick=\"toggle('Answer1')\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Answer1\" class=\"showanswer\">\n   <strong>The correct answer is C!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The word <em>Tuesday<\/em> is a specific name, so it is a proper noun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. Which of the following singular nouns was pluralized incorrectly?<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>singer \u2192 singers<\/li>\n<li>dish  \u2192 dishes<\/li>\n<li>church  \u2192 churches<\/li>\n<li>tax  \u2192 taxs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n   <button class=\"buttontranscript\" onClick=\"toggle('Answer2')\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Answer2\" class=\"showanswer\">\n   <strong>The correct answer is D!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> Remember, nouns that end in <em>-x<\/em> require an <em>-es<\/em> ending to make them plural. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. Which word in the following sentence is an objective pronoun?<br \/>\nShe caught them cheating on their homework assignment this morning.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>she<\/li>\n<li>them<\/li>\n<li>their<\/li>\n<li>this<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n   <button class=\"buttontranscript\" onClick=\"toggle('Answer3')\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Answer3\" class=\"showanswer\">\n   <strong>The correct answer is B!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> The word <em>them<\/em> is an objective pronoun because it acts as the direct object of the sentence. The word <em>she<\/em> is a subjective pronoun in this sentence, while <em>their<\/em> and <em>this<\/em> are both adjectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. Which of the following sentences contains an interrogative pronoun?<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>Whose is this?<\/li>\n<li>Which one is hers?<\/li>\n<li>What kind is that?<\/li>\n<li>Where is it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n   <button class=\"buttontranscript\" onClick=\"toggle('Answer4')\">Show Answer<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Answer4\" class=\"showanswer\">\n   <strong>The correct answer is A!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"> Remember, an interrogative pronoun takes the place of a noun, while an interrogative adjective describes a noun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAll right, that\u2019s all for this video! Thanks for watching, and happy studying!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"factsheet-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><span id=\"Nouns_vs_Pronouns_(PDFs)\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Nouns vs Pronouns (PDFs)<\/h2>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1979\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nouns-Fact-Sheet-Cover-Image-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"An educational poster explains nouns, with illustrated examples for common nouns, proper nouns, and collective nouns, including words like girl, bike, Tennessee, Thomas, flock, and team.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nouns-Fact-Sheet-Cover-Image-scaled.webp 1979w, https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nouns-Fact-Sheet-Cover-Image-232x300.webp 232w, 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\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sub_categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pronouns-Fact-Sheet.pdf\"><span id=\"Nouns_and_Pronouns_PDF_Download\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span><span id=\"Nouns_and_Pronouns_PDF_Download\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Nouns and Pronouns PDF Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"PQs-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\"><span id=\"Nouns_and_Pronouns_Practice_Questions\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>Nouns and Pronouns Practice Questions<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #1:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich of the following nouns represents the correct plural form of the word <em>wrench<\/em>?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-1\">Wrench<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-1-2\">Wrenches<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-3\">Wrench&#8217;s<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-1-4\">Wrenchs<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-1\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-1\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-1-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Since the noun <em>wrench<\/em> ends with the <em>ch<\/em>, it is made plural by adding <em>es<\/em> to the end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-1-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-1-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #2:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFill in the blanks:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The _______ bright blue hue matched my freshly painted _______.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-1\">Skies, nail&#8217;s<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-2\">Skie&#8217;s, nails<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-2-3\">Sky&#8217;s, nails<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-2-4\">Skys, nail&#8217;s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-2\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-2\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-2-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The bright blue hue belongs to the sky, so the word <em>sky<\/em> needs to become possessive, which is formed by simply adding <em>\u2018s<\/em> to the end. The word <em>nail<\/em> is not possessive in this case but is plural, so an <em>s<\/em> is added to the end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-2-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-2-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #3:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nSelect the correct capitalization for the underlined nouns:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aunt kim<\/span> took a trip to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">france<\/span> with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">jerel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p> and his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mom<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-1\">aunt Kim, France, Jerel, mom<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-3-2\">Aunt Kim, France, Jerel, mom<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-3\">aunt Kim, France, Jerel, Mom<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-3-4\">Aunt Kim, france, Jerel, Mom<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-3\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-3\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-3-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p><em>Aunt Kim<\/em> is the given name of a person. This makes it a proper noun, which should be capitalized. <em>France<\/em> is the name of a country, which is also a proper noun and, therefore, capitalized. <em>Jerel<\/em> is a person\u2019s name, which makes it another proper noun that should be capitalized. In this sentence, the word <em>mom<\/em> is not the given name of a person, so it is not a proper noun and is therefore left uncapitalized.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-3-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-3-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #4:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich word is the collective noun in the following sentence?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The class of junior high students left their papers in the auditorium.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-4-1\">Class<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-2\">Students<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-3\">Papers<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-4-4\">Auditorium<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-4\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-4\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-4-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Remember, collective nouns refer to a collective group or multiple number of something. The word <em>auditorium<\/em> is a common noun that references a single place, so it is not a collective noun. The words <em>students<\/em> and <em>papers<\/em> are both plural nouns, but neither word refers to a collective <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">group<\/span>. The only word that does that in this sentence is the word <em>class<\/em>, which refers to a group of people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-4-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-4-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #5:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFill in the blank:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the _______ cores were heaped in a pile under the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-1\">apples<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-2\">apple&#8217;s<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-5-3\">apples&#8217;s<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-5-4\">apples&#8217;s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-5\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-5\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-5-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>This sentence is referring to the cores of multiple apples, so the plural possessive <em>apples\u2019<\/em> should fill in the blank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-5-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-5-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #6:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFill in the blanks:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cameron was holding a large box; ____ was full of ____ favorite books.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-6-1\">it, she<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-6-2\">they, hers<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-6-3\">they, its<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-6-4\">it, her<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-6\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-6\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-6-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The first blank should be filled by the pronoun <em>it<\/em>, which is referring back to the noun <em>box<\/em>. The second blank should be filled by the pronoun <em>her<\/em>, which is referring back to the proper noun <em>Cameron<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-6-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-6-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #7:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFill in the blank:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crowd made _____ way to the auditorium just in time for the recital to begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-7-1\">its<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-7-2\">it&#8217;s<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-7-3\">their<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-7-4\">they&#8217;re<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-7\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-7\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-7-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>The word <em>crowd<\/em> is a collective noun, which means it refers to a group of people but is itself a singular noun. Because it is singular, the pronoun <em>its<\/em> should be used here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-7-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-7-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #8:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe words <em>other<\/em>, <em>nobody<\/em>, <em>anybody<\/em>, and <em>none<\/em> are examples of which type of pronoun?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-8-1\">Interrogative<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-8-2\">Indefinite<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-8-3\">Intensive<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-8-4\">Objective<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-8\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-8\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-8-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Indefinite pronouns represent a person or thing that we don\u2019t have a specific number of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-8-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-8-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #9:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhich of the following is a reciprocal pronoun?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-9-1\">Them<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-9-2\">No one<\/div><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-9-3\">Each other<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-9-4\">Itself<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-9\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-9\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Show Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"answer\" id=\"PQ-9-spoiler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Answer:<\/strong><div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>Reciprocal pronouns indicate that two or more people are carrying out an action at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"PQ-9-hide\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"PQ-9-hide\" style=\"width: 150px;\">Hide Answer<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Question #10:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-left:10px;\"><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat two types of pronouns are found in the following sentence:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I myself prefer biking over running.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"PQ-Choices\"><div class=\"PQ correct_answer\"  id=\"PQ-10-1\">Personal and intensive<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-10-2\">Reciprocal and demonstrative<\/div><div class=\"PQ\"  id=\"PQ-10-3\">Demonstrative and personal<\/div><div 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