Nouns and Pronouns

Noun: Person, place, thing, or idea/concept

Ex: Lance Armstrong; Seattle; bike trail; joy

Pronoun: Word used in place of a noun

Ex: He is America’s most famous cyclist.

Ex: It is the greatest city in Washington.

Types of Pronouns:

· Definite: Represents specific persons or things (she; it; this)

· Indefinite: Refers to nouns in a general way (someone; each; whoever)

· Introduces questions: Which? What? Who?