Pronouns and Antecedents

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What is a pronoun?

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A word that is used to take the place of one or more nouns.

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What is an antecedent?

Back

The word that the pronoun is replacing.

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What is the antecedent of the pronoun 'their'? In the sentence: 'Students should go to their classes prepared.'

Back

Students

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What is the antecedent of the pronoun 'it'? In the sentence: 'Ivan left some music at the office. It was on a CD.'

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music

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound.'

Back

it

Front

What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence?

Back

To replace nouns and avoid repetition.

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Give an example of a personal pronoun.

Back

he, she, it, they, etc.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A pronoun that shows ownership, e.g., my, your, his, her, its, our, their.

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence, e.g., myself, yourself, himself.

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

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Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) act as the subject of a sentence, while object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) act as the object.