Nouns, pronouns and determiners

Nouns are one of the four major word classes, along with verbs, adjectives and adverbs. A noun identifies a person, animal or thing.

Pronouns are words likehe,she,yourself,mine,who,thisandsomeone. Pronouns commonly refer to or fill the position of a noun or noun phrase.

A determiner specifies the kind of reference a noun has. Common determiners are:the,those,my,her,both,all,severalandno.

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