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.

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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 difference between 'I' and 'me'?

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'I' is used as a subject of a verb, while 'me' is used as an object of a verb or preposition.

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When do we use 'who' in a sentence?

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'Who' is used as a subject in a question or clause.

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When do we use 'whom' in a sentence?

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'Whom' is used as an object in a question or clause.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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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', and 'themselves'.

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What is an indefinite pronoun?

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An indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific persons or things, such as 'someone', 'anyone', 'everyone', 'no one', 'something', 'anything', 'everything', and 'nothing'.

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What is the role of pronouns in a sentence?

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Pronouns help to make sentences less repetitive and more fluid by replacing nouns.

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

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'She' is the pronoun in this sentence.