Difference between Noun & Pronoun

Category: English || Published on : 2020-07-27 10:56:38 || Author : TILS EDUCATION 1 5096

We all know that Noun and Pronoun are the most common words used in English. Noun and Pronoun, both sounds quite similar. As their sounds, sometimes many of us get confused between both’s usage too. But Noun and Pronoun, both have very different usage and types as well.
Here we have some differences and details about them which will clear your confusion about both. Let’s learn the differences between Noun and Pronoun which are very crucial parts of English.
Noun – A word which is used to identify any place, person, thing, animal, or any object, then it refers to the noun. E.g. Mangoes, Tiger, Chennai, boy, girl, etc.
1. The noun has three different cases in English, nominative, objective, and possessive. The nominative case deals with the subject in the sentence whereas objective case deals with the object in the sentence.
For example: - Nisha ate an apple.
Here the word apple is used in an objective or accusative case.

For example: - An apple has been cleaned to eat.
Here the word apple is used in nominative or subjective case.

2. When you use a noun in its nominative and objective case, then the form of noun does not get changed there. It remains the same. They both look alike in the sentences but have different positions and work responsibilities in sentences to perform.
For example: - Painting is my favourite hobby.
Here the word ‘Painting’ is noun in subjective or nominative case.

For example: - The artist painted a beautiful painting.
Here the word ‘painting’ is noun in objective or accusative case.
So, here we learned that in the nominative and objective case, the form of a noun does not get changed.

3. The kinds of the noun are different from pronoun and mentioned below along with their examples: -
• Common Noun – It refers to common people, places, things, etc.
For example: - Very few streets lead to that cinema hall.
Many boys study in this college.

• Proper Noun – It refers to a particular place, name, or thing which has no other common name for it. A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.
For example: - Eifel Tower is very beautiful.
Howrah bridge is in Calcutta.
• Concrete Noun – It refers to the things which can be seen and touched.
For example: - My pen is on the table.
She is playing with ball.

• Abstract Noun – It refers to the things which cannot be seen and touched. It refers to the feeling or emotions, conditions and qualities.
For example: - Honesty is the best policy.
She got so much happiness on her birthday.

• Collective Noun – It refers to the group of people, animals, or things.
For example: - The jury gave their verdict.
Team is about to reach the stadium.

• Countable Noun – Things that can be counted come under this noun.
For example – She has apples in her basket.
Mumbai is few kilometres away from here.

• Uncountable Noun – Things that cannot be counted come under this noun. This noun can be known as a mass noun.
For example: - She has put extra salt in my food.
That dish contained some extra oil.


Pronoun – A word which is used as a substitute of the noun in the sentence is known as a pronoun. In simple words, we can say that pronoun is used to replace a noun. E.g. You, she, it, him, mine, yours, them, etc.
1. The pronoun has three different cases in English, nominative, objective, and possessive. The nominative case deals with the subject in the sentence whereas objective case deals with the object in the sentence.
For example: - I have a big luxury car.
Here the word ‘I’ is used in nominative or subjective case.

For example: - He has gifted that luxury car to me.
Here the word ‘me’ is used in objective or accusative case.

2. When you use a pronoun in its nominative and objective case, then the form of pronoun does get changed there. It no longer remains the same. They both look different as both have different responsibilities to perform in a sentence.
For example: -He has some vanilla ice-cream.
Here the word ‘He’ is pronoun in subjective case.

For example: - Neeta gave some vanilla ice-cream to him.
Here the word ‘Him’ is pronoun in objective case.
So, here we learned that in the nominative and objective case, the form of pronoun does get changed.

3. The kinds of pronoun are different from noun and mentioned below along with their examples: -

• Personal Pronoun – Personal pronouns are the substitute of a person’s or thing name. It can be objective and Subjective. Subjective pronouns are He, She, It, I, We, You, They. Objective pronouns are Him, Her, It, Me, Us, You, Them.
For example: - Don’t scare them.
We don’t want to leave this office.

• Demonstrative Pronoun – It is used to demonstrate the noun which has already been mentioned in the sentence. Demonstrative pronouns are This, That, These, Those, Such etc.
For example: - Those clothes were very dirty.
That book is filled with colours.

• Interrogative Pronoun – It is used to ask questions or interrogate something. Interrogative pronouns are Who, Whom, Which, what, Whoever etc.
For example: -Who is going to attend first?
Which of these do you like the most?

• Indefinite Pronoun – It is quite like demonstrative pronoun but demonstrative pronoun refers to specific things. An indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific things. This is the largest group of pronouns among all pronouns. Indefinite pronouns are All, some, any, several, anyone, nobody, each, both, few, either, none, one, etc.
For example: - We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
I have nothing to leave for you.

• Possessive Pronoun – It is used to show possession on something or someone. Possessive Pronouns are Mine, His, Hers, Yours, theirs, Ours, Its.
For example: - Shall we take ours?
That book was mine.

• Relative Pronoun – It is used to add more information to a sentence or we can say it is used to connect clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. Relative pronouns are Who, Whom, Which, Whoever, Whichever etc.
For example: - The person who crossed the signal was careless.
The boy whom I asked for help was very kind.

• Reflexive Pronoun – This pronoun usually refers to the subject. It emphasizes on the noun or pronoun. These are essential for the sentence to emphasize. Reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves/.
For example: - Are you talking to yourself?
They bought themselvess a new bike.

• Intensive Pronoun – This pronoun refers back to the noun or pronoun. It is used to just emphasize on noun or pronoun. Every time it is not essential in the sentence. It is very much similar like reflexive pronoun. Intensive pronouns are myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves.
For example: - She does all works herself.
He cooked all the food himself.

Hence, nouns and pronouns seem to have some similarities but have differences on the basis of their usage and kinds. Noun and Pronoun both are the important parts of speech in English, so it is very much needed to know their correct usage and difference so that it will let us know their correct use.