Pronouns

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition and simplify sentences.

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence, typically ending in '-self' or '-selves' (e.g., myself, yourself, themselves).

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Provide examples of possessive pronouns.

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Examples of possessive pronouns include: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

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What is the difference between 'who's' and 'whose'?

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'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has', while 'whose' is a possessive pronoun used to ask about ownership.

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How do you use 'myself' in a sentence?

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'Myself' is used as a reflexive pronoun to refer back to the speaker, e.g., 'I made the cake myself.'

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What is the function of the pronoun 'it'?

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'It' is a third-person singular pronoun used to refer to a thing, animal, or idea that has already been mentioned or is known.

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What are indefinite pronouns?

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Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific persons or things, such as anyone, everyone, someone, nobody, and all.

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How do you identify the antecedent of a pronoun?

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The antecedent of a pronoun is the noun that the pronoun replaces or refers to, usually found earlier in the sentence.

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What is the role of demonstrative pronouns?

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Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) are used to point to specific things or people.

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What is a subject pronoun?

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Subject pronouns are pronouns that act as the subject of a verb, such as I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.