Pronoun Flashcard

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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.

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.

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

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She

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What is the antecedent in this sentence: 'The cat chased its tail.'?

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The cat

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List the pronoun in this sentence: 'The students finished their homework.'

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their

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What is the role of a pronoun in a sentence?

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A pronoun replaces a noun to make sentences less repetitive and more fluid.

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Identify the antecedent for the pronoun in this sentence: 'Tom and Jerry went to the park. They had fun.'

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Tom and Jerry

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What is a personal pronoun?

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A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular grammatical person, 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 refers back to the subject of the sentence, such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.

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Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'Everyone should bring their own lunch.'

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their