English Grammar - Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
NOUNS
NOUNS
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
TYPES OF NOUNS:
1. Common Noun - names general items (e.g., city, car, dog)
2. Proper Noun - specific names (e.g., Paris, Toyota)
3. Abstract Noun - feelings, ideas (e.g., love, fear)
4. Concrete Noun - things you can touch (e.g., apple, chair)
5. Collective Noun - groups (e.g., team, flock)
6. Countable Noun - can be counted (e.g., books, apples)
7. Uncountable Noun - cannot be counted (e.g., milk, information)
PRONOUNS
PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun to avoid repetition.
TYPES OF PRONOUNS:
1. Personal Pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
2. Possessive Pronouns - mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
3. Reflexive Pronouns - myself, yourself, himself, etc.
4. Demonstrative Pronouns - this, that, these, those
5. Interrogative Pronouns - who, what, which, whom, whose
6. Relative Pronouns - who, which, that, whose
English Grammar - Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
7. Indefinite Pronouns - someone, everyone, anybody, none, etc.
VERBS
VERBS
A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.
TYPES OF VERBS:
1. Action Verbs - show actions (e.g., run, eat, play)
2. Linking Verbs - connect subject to information (e.g., is, seem, become)
3. Helping Verbs - assist main verb (e.g., have, do, will)
4. Transitive Verbs - take an object (e.g., play football)
5. Intransitive Verbs - do not take object (e.g., sleep)
6. Modal Verbs - express necessity or possibility (e.g., can, must, should)
English Grammar - Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
LEVEL-UP EXERCISES
LEVEL-UP EXERCISES:
1. Identify all the nouns, pronouns, and verbs in the following paragraph:
"Rita gave her book to John because he needed it for his project. They worked together and completed it
before the deadline."
2. Fill in the blanks with correct pronouns or verbs:
a) This book is not ________ (your / yours).
b) We _______ going to the zoo tomorrow. (is / are)
c) She _______ herself in the mirror. (saw / sees)
3. Choose the correct word:
a) Everyone ______ invited to the party. (was / were)
b) The team ______ practicing for the match. (is / are)
c) Which of these books is _______? (your / yours)
4. Rewrite using correct noun, pronoun, or verb forms:
a) Me went to park.
b) She enjoy to swim.
c) This is mine bag.
TEST PAPER
GRAMMAR TEST - NOUNS, PRONOUNS, VERBS
English Grammar - Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
Section A - Identify (5 marks)
Underline nouns, circle pronouns, and box verbs in the sentence:
1. My brother gave me his phone and left quickly.
Section B - Fill in the blanks (5 marks)
1. He ______ the door when he left. (open / opened)
2. This pen is not _______. (my / mine)
3. We _______ going to the market. (is / are)
4. _______ is the boy who won the race? (Who / Whom)
5. The class ______ very noisy. (is / are)
Section C - Rewrite Correctly (5 marks)
1. Them is my friend.
2. I has a dog.
3. She look happy.
4. That book are mine.
5. Myself went to the shop.
