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.

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Give an example of a personal pronoun.

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Examples of personal pronouns include 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

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What is the purpose of using pronouns in sentences?

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Pronouns help avoid repetition of nouns and make sentences easier to read.

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What is a subject pronoun?

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A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence, like 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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What is an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun is used as the object of a verb or preposition, like 'me', 'him', 'her', 'us', or 'them'.

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Identify the subject pronoun in this sentence: 'She loves to read.'

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The subject pronoun is 'She'.

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Identify the object pronoun in this sentence: 'Can you help me?'

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The object pronoun is 'me'.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership, like 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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Give an example of a possessive pronoun in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'That book is mine.', 'mine' is the possessive pronoun.

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence, like 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', and 'themselves'.