This up-tempo song from Schoolhouse Rock helps us to understand what a noun is. Generally, it's any person, place, or thing, which the song shows with helpful examples!

Here's how to pronounce a very important noun with an unusual plural!

These three words are so similar, but so different! Check out this lesson, too.

Rachel gives some helpful tips on sounding more like a native speaker when you introduce yourself in English.

Rachel takes us through different ways of pronouncing the "you" in the phrase "Nice to meet you," and introduces us to a new friend of hers.

Richard Williams, better known by his stage name Prince Ea, is an American spoken word artist, poet, rapper, and filmmaker. He formed the "Make 'SMART' Cool" movement in 2009, which is dedicated to promoting the ideals of education, intelligence, unity, and creativity through hip hop.

Paul, who has an Australian accent, shares what he's noticed about the differences between the English spoken in England and in the USA.

Here's a quick summary of the different kinds of words we have in the English language and what they are used for.

Nouns are usually the first words we learn. The good news is that with nouns, we don't have to worry about gender in English. We do, however, have to be aware of gerunds that act like nouns but look like verbs, and countable or uncountable nouns.

Sigrid reviews the subject pronouns "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "we," "you," and "they."

Sigrid reviews the object pronouns: "me," "you," "him," "her," "it," "us," "you," and "them."

Sigrid talks about the difference between possessive nouns and other possessive words such as possessive determiners or articles like "my" and "your."

Sigrid takes us through the different persons using dependent possessive pronouns, also called possessive adjectives or possessive determiners. These little words are important when talking about names, your possessions, family and friends, characteristics, jobs, favorite things and just about everything else.

True possessive pronouns can stand alone. They replace both the noun and its possessive adjective or determiner. These pronouns are very handy in introductions and conversations about favorites.

"One" and "ones" can replace nouns, but are not pronouns. They are prop words. Let's look at how they are used.