Pronouns Review

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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 is an antecedent?

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

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What is pronoun-antecedent agreement?

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Pronoun-antecedent agreement means that a pronoun must agree in number and gender with its antecedent.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership and does not require an apostrophe. Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

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What is an intensive pronoun?

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An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

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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 is necessary for the sentence to make sense. Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

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What is an interrogative pronoun?

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An interrogative pronoun is used to ask questions. Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what.

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What is a relative pronoun?

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A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause and connects it to a noun. Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that.

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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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A demonstrative pronoun points to specific things or people. Examples: this, that, these, those.

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What is an example of a sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

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"The dog wagged its tail." (The pronoun 'its' agrees with the antecedent 'dog.')