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Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns

Nouns, Adjectives, and Pronouns

Typically, nouns are used with articles and adjectives. Nouns are also replaced by pronouns. When we use articles and adjectives to give more information about a noun, we create noun phrases. Nouns and noun phrases act the same when we use them in sentences.

  • noun (word) = students                                                                       → they (pronoun)

  • noun (phrase) = the students (article + noun)                                  → they (pronoun)

  • noun (phrase) = the smart students (article +adjective+noun)      → they (pronoun)

    • Students can learn English very fast.                                               → They can learn English very fast.

    • The students can learn English very fast.                                        → They can learn English very fast.

    • The smart students can learn English very fast.                             → They can learn English very fast.

  • noun (word) = apartment                                                                     → it (pronoun)

  • noun (phrase) = an apartment (article + noun)                                 → it (pronoun)

  • noun (phrase) = a small apartment (article + adjective + noun)     → it (pronoun)

Sources:

Information about numbers adapted from Lumen Learning,  https://courses.lumenlearning.com/styleguide/chapter/regular-plural-nouns/
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Information about types of nouns adapted from The Nature of Writing,  https://natureofwriting.com/courses/parts-of-speech/lessons/nouns/topic/introduction-to-nouns-2/
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