Pronouns Flashcard - Updated

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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 personal pronoun?

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A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing, such as 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', 'they'.

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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

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What is an intensive pronoun?

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An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun, such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', 'themselves'.

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What is the difference between 'their' and 'they're'?

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'Their' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership, while 'they're' is a contraction of 'they are'.

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What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence?

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A pronoun replaces a noun to make sentences less repetitive and more fluid.

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Give an example of a sentence using a personal pronoun.

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She loves to read books.

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Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'The dog wagged its tail.'

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The pronoun is 'its', which shows possession.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun indicates ownership, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', 'theirs'.

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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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A demonstrative pronoun points to specific things or people, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', 'those'.