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In English, all words belong to categories called parts of speech
depending on their role in a sentence
There are a total of eight parts of speech in English grammar
In this video we are going to look at nouns and pronouns
1. Nouns
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea
For example: man, school, car, plan
Nouns can be divided into proper nouns and common nouns
Proper nouns always start with a cap at a letter
while common nouns don't
For example
The teacher gave Alex a punishment for not doing his homework
2. Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns are words they refer to things that can be counted
They come in singular and plural forms
A or an usually come before a singular noun
For example: a boy, an umbrella, apples
Uncountable nouns on the other hand refer to things that cannot be counted
and can only be used in singular form
A or an never come before uncountable nouns
For example: happiness, rain, milk
3. Pronouns
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun
or noun phrase to avoid repetition
There are several types of pronouns, each with their own meaning and function
Let's go over some of them
Personal pronouns
Personal pronouns are words that refer to people or things
they include: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
For example
We love studying English
She is the most beautiful girl in my class
Possessive pronouns
These are words that express possession and ownership
they include words such as my, your, his, her, its, our, their
For example
That is my new teacher
I borrowed his textbook
Reflexive pronouns
These are words ending in -self or -selves
referring back to the subject of the clause
In which they are used they include myself, yourself
himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
For example
The lady drove the car herself
I did all the homework by myself
Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things that are nonspecific
They include words such as all, some, any, anyone, nobody, each, both
For example
Has anyone seen my keys?
I don't know any of them
Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns can be used to point out something specific within a sentence
They include this, that, these and those
For example
That is the apartment where we live
These are my birthday presents
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Here is a small challenge for you
Write a sentence in English using at least two types of pronouns
and tell us which pronouns did you use
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