Pronouns and Antecedents

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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. Examples include he, she, it, they.

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What is an antecedent?

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

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Give an example of a pronoun replacing a noun in a sentence.

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In the sentence 'Maria loves her dog. She takes it for walks.', 'She' is the pronoun replacing 'Maria'.

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What is the pronoun in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse, and it caught it.'?

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The pronoun is 'it', which refers to 'the cat'.

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Identify the antecedent in the sentence: 'The students finished their homework.'

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The antecedent is 'students', which the pronoun 'their' refers to.

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What pronoun would replace 'Cooper, Allyson, and I' in a sentence?

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The pronoun would be 'we'.

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In the sentence 'Trevor wrote a report on the history of the Green Bay Packers. Trevor was proud of the report.', what pronoun can replace 'the report'?

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The pronoun 'it' can replace 'the report'.

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What pronoun would you use to refer to 'Tyler and Emily'?

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The pronoun would be 'they'.

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In the sentence 'Julie likes banana pudding because it is so delicious.', what does 'it' refer to?

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'It' refers to 'banana pudding'.

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

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