family and pronouns flashcard

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What is a pronoun?

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A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

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Can you give an example of a personal pronoun?

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Examples include 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', 'they'.

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What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence?

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To replace a noun to avoid repetition and make sentences clearer.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'She loves her dog.'

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'She' is the pronoun.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A pronoun that shows ownership, such as 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', 'their'.

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In the sentence 'This is my book', what is 'my'?

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'My' is a possessive pronoun.

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What is the difference between 'who' and 'whom'?

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'Who' is used as a subject, while 'whom' is used as an object.

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence, such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', 'yourselves', 'themselves'.

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Identify the reflexive pronoun in the sentence: 'She made herself a sandwich.'

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'Herself' is the reflexive pronoun.

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What is an antecedent in relation to pronouns?

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The noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.