Pronoun

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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 personal pronouns?

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Personal pronouns refer to specific persons or things and include 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

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What is the function of a subject pronoun?

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Subject pronouns are used as the subject of a sentence. Examples include 'I', 'he', 'she', 'we', and 'they'.

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What is the function of an object pronoun?

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Object pronouns are 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 a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership and includes 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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What is the difference between 'he' and 'him'?

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'He' is a subject pronoun, while 'him' is an object pronoun.

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What is an antecedent in relation to pronouns?

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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 sentence using a subject pronoun.

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'They are playing soccer in the park.'

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Give an example of a sentence using an object pronoun.

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'The teacher called him to the front of the class.'

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence and includes 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', and 'themselves'.