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== Nouns == | == Nouns == | ||
In a sentence a noun can function as: | |||
* the subject (the person/thing doing/performing/controlling the action of the verb) | |||
* the object | |||
** direct object of a verb (what receives the action of the verb) | |||
** indirect object of a verb (what receives the direct object of the verb) | |||
** object of a preposition (use prepositions before nouns to create prepositional phrases) | |||
=== Common and Proper Nouns === | === Common and Proper Nouns === | ||
=== Nouns of Address === | === Nouns of Address === | ||
=== Concrete and Abstract Nouns === | |||
=== Countable Nouns === | |||
=== Uncountable Nouns === | |||
=== Collective Nouns === | |||
=== Compound Nouns === | |||
=== Nominalization (Creating Nouns) === | |||
== Pronouns == | == Pronouns == | ||
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| Third Person || Plural* || Neuter (Gender Neutral) || They || Them || Their || Theirs || Themselves | | Third Person || Plural* || Neuter (Gender Neutral) || They || Them || Their || Theirs || Themselves | ||
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=== Intensive Pronouns === | |||
=== Indefinite Pronouns === | |||
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! People vs. Things | |||
! Singular | |||
! Plural | |||
! Singular or Plural | |||
|- | |||
| Either People or Things | |||
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* another | |||
* one (quantifier) | |||
* each | |||
* either | |||
* other | |||
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* both | |||
* few | |||
* fewer | |||
* many | |||
* others | |||
* several | |||
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* all | |||
* any | |||
* more | |||
* most | |||
* neither | |||
* none | |||
* plenty | |||
* some | |||
|- | |||
| People only | |||
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* anybody/anyone | |||
* everybody/everyone | |||
* one ("impersonal" pronoun) | |||
* nobody/no one/no-one | |||
* somebody/someone | |||
* whoever/whosoever | |||
* whomever/whomsoever | |||
* you (see usage note) | |||
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* they (see usage note) | |||
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|- | |||
| Things only | |||
|style="vertical-align:top"| | |||
* anything | |||
* enough | |||
* everything | |||
* less | |||
* little | |||
* much | |||
* nothing | |||
* something | |||
* such | |||
* this | |||
* whatever | |||
* whichever | |||
|style="vertical-align:top"| | |||
|style="vertical-align:top"| | |||
* such | |||
|} | |||
=== Demonstrative Pronouns === | |||
=== Interrogative Pronouns === | |||
=== Relative Pronouns === | |||
=== Reciprocal Pronouns === | |||
=== Dummy Pronouns === |
Latest revision as of 11:51, 21 December 2018
Reading English Grammar from the The Farlex Grammar Book.
Parts of Speech
Nouns
In a sentence a noun can function as:
- the subject (the person/thing doing/performing/controlling the action of the verb)
- the object
- direct object of a verb (what receives the action of the verb)
- indirect object of a verb (what receives the direct object of the verb)
- object of a preposition (use prepositions before nouns to create prepositional phrases)
Common and Proper Nouns
Nouns of Address
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Countable Nouns
Uncountable Nouns
Collective Nouns
Compound Nouns
Nominalization (Creating Nouns)
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Person | Number | Gender | Subjective Case | Objective Case | Possessive Determiner | Possessive Pronoun | Reflexive Pronoun |
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First Person | Singular | Masculine/feminine | I | Me | My | Mine | Myself |
First Person | Plural | Masculine/feminine | We | Us | Our | Ours | Ourselves |
Second Person | Singular/Plural | Masculine/feminine | You | You | Your | Yours | Yourself (Yourselves if plural) |
Third Person | Singular | Feminine | She | Her | Her | Hers | Herself |
Third Person | Singular | Masculine | He | Him | His | His | Himself |
Third Person | Singular | Neuter | It | It | Its | Its (own) | Itself |
Third Person | Plural* | Neuter (Gender Neutral) | They | Them | Their | Theirs | Themselves |
Intensive Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
People vs. Things | Singular | Plural | Singular or Plural |
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Either People or Things |
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People only |
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Things only |
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