Pronoun Types

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What is a pronoun?

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A word that is used to take the place of one or more nouns.

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What is the noun that a pronoun refers to called?

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Antecedent.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'My dog's name is Spot.'

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My.

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Which pronouns end in -self or -selves?

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Reflexive.

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What type of pronoun is 'they' in the sentence: 'They went to lunch at Subway.'?

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Subject.

Front

What are personal pronouns?

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Pronouns that refer to specific persons or things (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

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What are possessive pronouns?

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Pronouns that show ownership (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs).

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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Pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).

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What are demonstrative pronouns?

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Pronouns that point to specific things (e.g., this, that, these, those).

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What are interrogative pronouns?

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Pronouns used to ask questions (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, what).