Pronouns 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 are the types of pronouns?

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The main types of pronouns are personal, demonstrative, reflexive, intensive, interrogative, relative, and indefinite.

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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 demonstrative pronoun?

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

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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).

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What is an intensive pronoun?

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An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun and also ends in '-self' or '-selves' (e.g., myself, yourself, themselves).

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What is an interrogative pronoun?

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An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, what).

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What is a relative pronoun?

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

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What is an indefinite pronoun?

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An indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific persons or things (e.g., anyone, everyone, someone, nobody, all).

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In the sentence 'He fixed himself a sandwich,' what type of pronoun is 'himself'?

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Reflexive pronoun.