Think Grammar Simply no.3 Noun
Noun
Definition: Noun: A word that describes a person, an object, or an idea.
Function: Become a subject or an object.
Character: Use different forms according to singular(one) or plural(more than one).
c.f)
a panda (singular)
2 pandas (plural)
Subject
A subject in a sentence is the center of the sentence. It’s like the main character of a story. The rest of the sentence follows with what the subject does.
Object
An object is a noun combined with a verb or a preposition. When it is combined with a verb, it describes the target of the verb. The meaning of the object equals “to” or “for” to the verb. When it is combined with a preposition, it becomes an adjective or an adverb.
Example:
Combined with verbs: know her
Combined with preposition: in Osaka
*underlined is the object
Types of noun
The English noun is categorized into 2 types. COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE. A singular COUNTABLE NOUN must be combined with an article. An UNCOUNTABLE noun is a noun that describes an idea or a name.
idea> love, happiness, climate etc.
name> Steve, Dr. Einstein, Tokyo etc.
Pronoun
Pronoun is a type of word that you use when you are continually using the same noun. The function of a pronoun is either a NOUN or an ADJECTIVE. The form changes according to how you use it.
singular |
subject (noun) |
Possessive (adjective) |
Object (noun) |
plural |
subject (noun) |
Possessive (adjective) |
Object (noun) |
I |
my |
me |
we |
our |
us |
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you |
your |
you |
you |
your |
you |
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he |
his |
him |
they |
their |
them |
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she |
her |
her |
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it |
its |
it |