Noun/Pronoun Quiz

Question 1

What is a proper noun?

Answer 1

A noun that refers to a particular or specific person, place, thing, or idea

Question 2

What are some examples of proper nouns?

Answer 2

Davidsonville, Maryland

Question 3

What is a common noun?

Answer 3

A person, place, thing, or idea that is not specific

Question 4

What are some examples of common nouns?

Answer 4

town, school, building

Question 5

Should proper nouns be capitalized?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

What is a noun?

Answer 6

a person, place, thing, or idea

Question 7

What is a pronoun?

Answer 7

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun

Question 8

What are some examples of pronouns?

Answer 8

she, he, they, her

Question 9

What are some examples of demonstrative pronouns?

Answer 9

this, that, these, those

Question 10

What is an antecedent?

Answer 10

An antecedent is the word or group of words to which a pronoun refers

Question 11

What is an example of an antecedent?

Answer 11

Mrs. Allen ate so much Halloween candy she felt sick. Mrs. Allen is the antecedent to the pronoun she.