Nouns and Pronouns Chapter Notes | English Olympiad Class 4 PDF Download

Noun

'Noun' is a word that can include touchable and non-touchable things.

Touchable things

• The things we can see and touch with our hands are known as 'touchable things.' 
• Like: Person, animal, place, etc.

Untouchable things

• The things which are not able to see or touch. Only we can feel them, which are the 'untouchable things.' 
• Like: Emotions.

Types of Nouns

• Proper Noun: Ravi, Jaipur, The Taj Mahal.
• Common Noun: Girl, Boy, City, Building.
• Collective Noun: Army, Crowd, Jury, Fleet.
• Material Noun: Iron, Cotton, Wool.
• Abstract Noun: Honesty, Wisdom, Beauty, Poverty.

Pronoun

The word used in the place of noun is called ‘pronoun’.
For Example:

• Purnima brought a gift to the party.
• He brought a new car.

Types of Pronouns

• Personal Pronoun: I, He, She, They, You, We, & It.
• Possessive Pronoun: My-mine, your-yours, them-theirs, & our-ours.
• Reflexive Pronoun: Myself, Yourself, Ourself, Himself, Herself, & itself.
• Demonstrative Pronoun: This, That, These, Those, One & Ones.
• Relative Pronoun: Who, Which, What, Whose, Whom, & What.

Pick the Right Pronoun

1. Use I, we, he, or she when the pronoun is a subject.
For Example:

• Urmila plays the violin.
  She plays the violin.
• Kailash plays the piano.
  He plays the piano.

2. Use me, us, her, him, or them when the pronoun is not a subject.
For Example:

• Mom took Sneha shopping.
  Mom took her shopping. 
• Dad went fishing with Faisal.
  Dad went fishing with him.