Pronouns and Antecedents

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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. Examples include he, she, it, they.

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What is an antecedent?

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

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Give an example of a pronoun in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'Sara loves her dog,' 'her' is the pronoun that refers to 'Sara'.

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

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The pronoun is 'its', which refers to 'the cat'.

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Identify the antecedent in the sentence: 'The students finished their homework.'

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The antecedent is 'students', which the pronoun 'their' refers to.

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What pronoun would you use to refer to a group of people?

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You would use 'they' to refer to a group of people.

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In the sentence 'Tom and Jerry are friends; they play together,' what is the antecedent for 'they'?

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The antecedent for 'they' is 'Tom and Jerry'.

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What pronoun would you use to refer to a single female?

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You would use 'she' to refer to a single female.

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In the sentence 'The dog wagged its tail,' what does 'its' refer to?

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'Its' refers to 'the dog'.

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What is the difference between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun?

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A subject pronoun (like 'I', 'he', 'she') is used as the subject of a sentence, while an object pronoun (like 'me', 'him', 'her') is used as the object.