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 the different types of pronouns?

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The different types of pronouns include personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, relative pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns.

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What is a personal pronoun?

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A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and can be in the first, second, or third person (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun indicates ownership or possession (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs).

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence and ends in '-self' or '-selves' (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).

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What is a relative pronoun?

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A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause and relates to a noun mentioned previously (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, that).

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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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A demonstrative pronoun points to specific things or people (e.g., this, that, these, those).

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How do you use 'who' in a sentence?

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'Who' is used as a subject pronoun to refer to people in a relative clause (e.g., The girl who is standing near the mango tree is my sister).

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How do you use 'whose' in a sentence?

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'Whose' is used to indicate possession in questions or relative clauses (e.g., Whose umbrella was left in the hall?).

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What is the difference between 'who' and 'whom'?

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'Who' is used as a subject pronoun, while 'whom' is used as an object pronoun.