AOS 1

Question 1

Proper Noun

Answer 1

The name of a person, place, or thing; a proper noun starts with a capital letter.
Eg. Melbourne, Mr Atkinson

Question 2

Common Noun

Answer 2

Less specific and refer to types of people, places, feelings. Most nouns are common nouns, which can be subdivided further into concrete, abstract, and collective nouns.
Eg. city, man, planet.

Question 3

Concrete Noun

Answer 3

Refer to things that do exist physically- things that we can see and feel.
Eg. computer, hand, tiger.

Question 4

Collective Noun

Answer 4

The name given to a group of persons or things.
Eg. herd, gaggle

Question 5

Abstract Noun

Answer 5

The name of something you feel, or something that could exist in your mind; you cannot see or touch an abstract noun.
Eg. joy, humiliation

Question 6

Technical Noun

Answer 6

A noun that is used in a specific area of study.
Eg. centimetre, mammal

Question 7

Pronouns

Answer 7

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. It stands in for the noun but cannot exist without a clear antecedent i.e. the word for which the pronoun stands.

Question 8

Possessive Pronouns

Question 8

Personal Pronouns

Answer 8

A short word we use as a simple substitute for the proper name of a person. Personal pronouns show us the grammatical person, gender, number, and case of the noun it replaces.
Eg.
Person –> Singular –> Plural
1st –> I –> we
2nd –> you –> you
1st –> me –> us

Question 9

Reflexive Pronouns

Question 10

Reciprocal Pronouns

Question 11

Relative Pronouns

Question 12

Demonstrative Pronouns