* They both represent people, places, things, or ideas.
* They both function as the subject or object of a verb.
* They both can be modified by adjectives.
* They both can be used in different grammatical cases (nominative, objective, possessive).
Here's a breakdown:
Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.
* Examples: dog, city, table, happiness
Pronouns are words that replace nouns to avoid repetition. They can stand in for a specific noun or a general idea.
* Examples: he, she, it, they, you, we, I, this, that
Let's look at an example:
* The dog barked at the mailman. (Nouns: dog, mailman)
* It barked at him. (Pronouns: It = dog, him = mailman)
In this example, the pronouns "it" and "him" replace the nouns "dog" and "mailman" to avoid repetition.