Asked by anonymous

what is the noun in the sentence, As he
turned to go, he spat speculatively.
Answered by Ms. Sue
There is no noun in that sentence.
Answered by Food4thought...
Hello, Ms. Sue. There most definitely IS a noun - although it is a pronoun, it's still a noun - it's "he"!
Answered by Ms. Sue
Pronouns are not nouns. Pronouns take the place of nouns. The eight parts of speech are:
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
preposition
conjunction
interjection
Answered by Food4thought...
oh, yeah, right. oops! i forgot. boy, are you smart! :) (i guess b/c you're a teacher!!) :)

but yeah, couldn't you consider it to be a noun, if you're not counting pronouns? just wondering.
Answered by Ms. Sue
No. "He" is NOT a noun. "He" is always a pronoun. When a question asks about parts of speech, we must consider all of the parts of speech. We can't "not count" any of them.
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