Object, Subject, & Reflexive 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 are object pronouns?

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Object pronouns are pronouns that receive the action in a sentence, such as 'me', 'you', 'him', 'her', 'it', 'us', and 'them'.

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What are subject pronouns?

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Subject pronouns are pronouns that perform the action in a sentence, such as 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence, such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', and 'themselves'.

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Give an example of a sentence using a reflexive pronoun.

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She taught herself how to play the piano.

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What is the antecedent in a sentence?

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The antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to.

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Identify the reflexive pronoun in this sentence: 'They enjoyed themselves at the party.'

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The reflexive pronoun is 'themselves'.

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Which pronoun would you use to refer to a group of people?

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You would use 'they' as the subject pronoun or 'them' as the object pronoun.

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Fill in the blank: 'He looked at ______ in the mirror.'

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himself.

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What is the correct form of the reflexive pronoun in this sentence: 'You should be proud of ______.'

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yourself.