Pronouns Review 1 (L1cd)

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What is a 'vague' pronoun?

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A pronoun whose antecedent is unclear.

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What is a pronoun shift?

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A change in pronoun usage within a sentence that can confuse the reader.

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Example of a vague pronoun in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'When he arrived, he was late,' 'he' is vague if it's unclear who 'he' refers to.

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What is an antecedent?

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The noun that a pronoun refers to.

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Identify the antecedent in the sentence: 'The dog barked because it was hungry.'

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The antecedent is 'the dog.'

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What is the correct pronoun to use: 'The team won their/its game.'?

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The correct pronoun is 'its' because 'team' is a collective noun.

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What is a personal pronoun?

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A pronoun that represents specific people or things, such as I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A pronoun that shows ownership, such as mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

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Example of a sentence with a pronoun shift.

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'We were told that, if you studied hard, we could get a good grade.'

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What is the difference between 'you' and 'they' in terms of pronouns?

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'You' is a second-person pronoun, while 'they' is a third-person pronoun.