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 is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to it', while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'.

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When do we use 'I' instead of 'me'?

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'I' is used as the subject of a sentence, while 'me' is used as the object.

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What is a subject pronoun?

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A subject pronoun is a pronoun that acts as the subject of a verb (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

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What is an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun is a pronoun that acts as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., me, you, him, her, it, us, them).

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Give an example of a possessive pronoun.

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Examples of possessive pronouns include: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

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What is the role of pronouns in a sentence?

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

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).

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What is the difference between 'they' and 'them'?

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'They' is a subject pronoun, while 'them' is an object pronoun.

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What is an indefinite pronoun?

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An indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific persons or things (e.g., anyone, everyone, someone, nobody, all, some).