A noun is a naming word — it names a person, a place, an animal or a thing. A pronoun is a short word that can stand in for a noun, so you don't repeat the same name again and again. Today you will learn to spot both!
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A noun names a person, a place, an animal or a thing. Look at each group below.
Person
teacher · doctor · farmer · Riya
Place
school · market · village · Mandi
Animal
dog · cow · elephant · parrot
Thing
chair · ball · book · kite
Test yourself: look around your room right now. Point at five things and say "That is a noun" for each one. Nouns are everywhere!
A noun that names one particular person, place, day or month is called a proper noun. It always starts with a capital letter.
| Ordinary noun | Proper noun (capital letter) |
|---|---|
| a girl | Riya |
| a city | Mandi |
| a country | India |
| a day | Monday |
| a month | January |
Remember: the first word of any sentence always gets a capital letter too, even if it is not a proper noun — "The dog is sleeping."
Saying the same name again and again sounds strange: "Riya opened Riya's bag and Riya took out Riya's lunch." A pronoun steps in for the noun instead.
Riya opened her bag and she took out her lunch. Much better!
I
for myself
you
the person spoken to
he
one boy or man
she
one girl or woman
it
an animal or a thing
we
me and others
they
more than one person or thing
10 IEO-style questions on nouns and pronouns. 🍀
