Pronouns: Subject, Object, Antecedent

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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 a subject pronoun?

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A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence. Examples include I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

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What is an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun is used as the object of a verb or preposition. Examples include me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.

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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 subject pronoun in a sentence.

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She loves to read books.

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Give an example of an object pronoun in a sentence.

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The teacher called him to the front.

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How do you identify the antecedent in a sentence?

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The antecedent is usually found before the pronoun and is the noun that the pronoun refers to.

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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' or 'it has'.

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What pronoun would replace 'Gabriel and Chad' in a sentence?

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They.

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What pronoun would replace 'the college' in a sentence?

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It.