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 personal pronouns?

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Personal pronouns are pronouns that refer to specific persons or things, such as 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A reflexive pronoun is used when the subject and the object of a sentence are the same, such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', and 'themselves'.

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What is the function of possessive pronouns?

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Possessive pronouns indicate ownership or possession, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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What is an example of an indefinite pronoun?

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Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific persons or things, such as 'anyone', 'everyone', 'someone', 'no one', 'anything', 'everything', 'something', and 'nothing'.

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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 subject 'I', for example, 'I made this cake myself.'

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What is the difference between 'him' and 'he'?

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'Him' is an object pronoun used to refer to a male person, while 'he' is a subject pronoun used to refer to a male person.

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What is the role of demonstrative pronouns?

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Demonstrative pronouns are used to point to specific things or people, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'.

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What is the purpose of interrogative pronouns?

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Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions, such as 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'what', and 'which'.

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What is the function of relative pronouns?

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Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses and relate to a noun mentioned earlier, such as 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', and 'that'.