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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What are personal pronouns?

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Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things. Examples include I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

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What are indefinite pronouns?

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Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific people or things. Examples include someone, anyone, everyone, and nobody.

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence. Examples include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves.

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Complete the sentence with the correct indefinite pronoun: 'I think that is _____ of the perks of being a wallflower.'

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One.

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Complete the sentence with the correct indefinite pronoun: 'Only a _____ students raised their hand to ask a question.'

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Few.

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Complete the sentence with the correct reflexive pronoun: 'We blamed _____ for the mistake.'

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Ourselves.

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Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun: 'In the morning Elizabeth opened ____ window to look at the clouds.'

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Her.

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Complete the sentence with the correct indefinite pronoun: 'Did _____ bring the salad to the dinner party?'

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Someone.

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What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence?

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Pronouns replace nouns to make sentences less repetitive and more fluid.