Pronoun Review

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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 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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Identify the antecedent in the sentence: 'The dog barked because it was hungry.'

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The antecedent is 'dog'.

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What are the three types of pronouns?

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Subject pronouns, object pronouns, and possessive pronouns.

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What is a subject pronoun?

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A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence (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 used as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., me, you, him, her, it, us, them).

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs).

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In the sentence 'She loves her dog,' what is the pronoun?

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The pronoun is 'She'.

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In the sentence 'The students studied for their exams,' what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'their'?

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The antecedent is 'students'.

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What does it mean for a pronoun and its antecedent to be interchangeable?

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It means that the pronoun can replace the antecedent without changing the meaning of the sentence.