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What words describe nouns and pronouns?

Here's a breakdown of words that describe nouns and pronouns, along with their meanings:

Words Describing Nouns:

* Common Nouns: Names general things or people (e.g., cat, city, teacher).

* Proper Nouns: Names specific people, places, or things (e.g., Fluffy, New York City, Mount Everest).

* Concrete Nouns: Represent things that can be touched (e.g., chair, book, water).

* Abstract Nouns: Represent things that cannot be touched (e.g., happiness, freedom, love).

* Collective Nouns: Represent groups of people or things (e.g., flock, team, audience).

* Count Nouns: Can be counted (e.g., three apples, five books).

* Mass Nouns: Cannot be counted individually (e.g., water, sand, music).

Words Describing Pronouns:

* Personal Pronouns: Refer to specific people or things (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

* Possessive Pronouns: Show ownership (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs).

* Reflexive Pronouns: Reflect back on the subject of the sentence (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).

* Intensive Pronouns: Emphasize the subject (e.g., I myself, you yourself, he himself, she herself, it itself, we ourselves, you yourselves, they themselves).

* Demonstrative Pronouns: Point out specific nouns (e.g., this, that, these, those).

* Interrogative Pronouns: Ask questions (e.g., who, whom, whose, what, which).

* Relative Pronouns: Connect clauses (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, that).

* Indefinite Pronouns: Refer to nonspecific people or things (e.g., someone, anyone, everything, nothing).

Key Differences:

* Nouns name things, people, or places.

* Pronouns stand in for nouns to avoid repetition.

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