Nouns, Pronouns, & Adjectives

Question 1

What is a “Noun”?

Answer 1

A noun is a word for a thing, a place, a person, an animal, an action, or an idea.

Question 2

How do you spot a Noun?

Answer 2

Is the word being used to describe a thing, such as an emotion, an event, a quality, an action, or a result of an action?

Also, try putting the word “a” or “the” before the potential pronoun. These words tell you that a noun is coming, eventually. Or, if you can place “a” or “the” before a word and it makes sense, then that word is a noun.

Question 3

What are the 7 categories of Nouns?

Answer 3

Proper Nouns, Common Nouns, Compound Nouns, Collective Nouns, Actions, Qualities, Gerund

Question 4

Qualties

Answer 4

Nouns that are made from adjectives. Some nouns are made from simpler words. “Cleanliness” and “fluidity” are made from adjectives “clean” and “fluid”.

Question 5

What are Action Nouns and what do they represent?

Answer 5

Nouns that are made from verbs that represent an action or the results of actions.

Question 6

Proper Nouns

Answer 6

Nouns that name specific items, sometimes are Uppercase.

Question 7

Common Nouns

Answer 7

Nouns that do not specify items, and will be lowercase.

Question 8

Compound Nouns

Answer 8

Nouns that contain more than one word. Some are hyphenated, others are wielded into one word. Two nouns in a row = first noun is usually modifying the second noun. First noun is adjective, second stays a noun.

Question 9

Collective Nouns

Answer 9

Refers to groups composed of members (administration, just, society, army, etc.). Collective nouns are singular,

Question 10

Gerunds

Answer 10

verbs ending in “-ing” that function as nouns (subjects).

Question 11

Note to self: Know Singular vs. Plural

Answer 11

Study this later if needed.

Question 12

What is a “Pronoun”?

Answer 12

A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or noun phrase.

Question 13

What are the 5 major categories of pronouns? (I need to be able to recognize all the different kinds of pronouns “as pronouns.”

Answer 13

Personal Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns, Interrogative Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns

Question 14

What are Personal Pronouns, and the 3 subcategories?

Answer 14

Nouns that are used to refer to a person, or living thing. Subjective Pronoun, Object Pronoun, Possessive Pronoun.

Question 15

What are Subjective Pronouns?

Answer 15

Subjective Pronouns are used as the subjects of sentences or clauses(set of words containing a subject and a verb). Perform actions, represented by verbs.

I, you, he, she, it we, they

Question 16

What are Object Pronouns?

Answer 16

Object Pronouns serve as the object of a verb. Actions (represented by verbs) get done to them.

me, you, him, her, it, us you, them

Question 17

What are Possessive Pronouns?

Answer 17

Possessive Pronouns indicate ownership.

mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

Question 18

What are Reflexive Pronouns?

Answer 18

Reflexive Pronouns are used to reflect back to a noun. Formed by adding -self to the end of possessive pronouns or adjectives. Use a reflexive pronoun when the person doing the action and the person receiving the action are the same. (He hit himself in the head).

myself, ourselves, itself etc…

Question 19

What are Interrogative Pronouns?

Answer 19

Interrogative Pronouns are pronouns that are used to ask questions. Can also introduce modifiers.

who, whom, whose, which

Question 20

What are Demonstrative Pronouns?

Answer 20

Demonstrative Pronouns are used to point out, or to demonstrate, a specific thing.

this, that, these, those

Question 21

What are Indefinite Pronouns?

Answer 21

Indefinite Pronouns take the place of nouns, but do not refer to specific people, places, or things. Example, in a sentence, “All people” can be replace by “Everyone”, also, the verb is changed as well to match up.

Most indefinite pronouns are singular.

Question 22

What is an Antecedent?

Answer 22

An Antecedent is the word or group of words that a pronoun refers to.

Question 23

Not all pronouns have antecedents, what are the rules for this?

Answer 23

1) An indefinite pronoun such as “anyone” will not have an antecedent.
2) The pronoun “you” is often used without an antecedent, both in reference to a specific person and in reference to “the reader” or people in general.

Question 24

In what circumstances does the pronoun “it” doesn’t need an antecedent, as in “It’s raining” or “It is hoped that taxpayers will use these refund checks to stimulate the economy.”

Answer 24

The word “it” is acting as a placeholder for a general state of being or idea, not a specific noun.

If you see “it” used in the same way as the pronoun is used in the sentence “It’s raining”, you don’t need to find an antecedent.

Question 25

How to spot an antecedent in GMAT.

Answer 25

It is possible a pronoun occurs before the antecedent.

Question 26

Sometimes, the pronoun “one” simply means…

Answer 26

“one of the things I just mentioned.”

Question 27

The reflexive form of “one” is

Answer 27

“oneself”

Question 28

Is the sentence correct or wrong, regarding its use of “one”.

“Of all the corporate ‘green’ policies, this is the one I find most disingenuous.”

Answer 28

Correct because “one” refers back to “policies” and means “one of the policies.”

Question 29

Is the sentence correct or wrong, regarding its use of “one”.

“One will benefit immensely from increasing one’s verbal skills prior to taking the GMAT.”

Answer 29

Correct because “One” can also mean “everyone” or “everyone in a certain group” or “the average person”

Question 30

Is the sentence correct or wrong, regarding its use of “one”.

“If you want to do well, you should do your homework.”

Answer 30

Correct because in many situations in which “one” is used, “you” would also work.

Question 31

Is the sentence correct or wrong, regarding its use of “one”.

“One must be careful to account for all sources of income on your tax return.”

Answer 31

Incorrect because it is wrong to switch between “one” and “you”. “One” also doesn’t mix with nouns that require the pronouns “he”, “they”, etc.

Question 32

Is the sentence correct or wrong, regarding its use of “one”.

“People who want to become politicians should keep one’s reputation spotless.”

Answer 32

Incorrect because just as you would normally refer back to “people” with “they” or “their” (as in “People should pay their taxes”), you must do the same here.

Question 33

What are adjectives?

Answer 33

Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns.

Question 34

What are the categories of adjectives?

Answer 34

Proper Adjectives, Numbers (usually, but not always), Compound Adjectives, Possessive Adjectives