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?

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Pronouns are used to avoid repeating nouns and to make sentences easier to read.

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What is a subject pronoun?

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

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What is an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun is a pronoun that acts as the object of a verb or preposition, like 'him' or 'them'.

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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 the difference between 'he' and 'him'?

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'He' is a subject pronoun, while 'him' is an object 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, 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, like 'someone', 'anyone', 'everyone', or 'nothing'.

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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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A demonstrative pronoun points to specific things or people, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'.