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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