Pronouns

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence.

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Give an example of a personal pronoun.

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Examples of personal pronouns include 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

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What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence?

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The function of a pronoun is to avoid repetition of nouns and to make sentences clearer and more concise.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'She loves to read books.'

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The pronoun is 'She'.

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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', and 'theirs'.

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How do pronouns agree with nouns in a sentence?

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Pronouns must agree with the nouns they replace in number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine, feminine, or neutral).

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What is the difference between subject pronouns and object pronouns?

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Subject pronouns (e.g., 'I', 'he', 'she') perform the action of the verb, while object pronouns (e.g., 'me', 'him', 'her') receive the action.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'They went to the park.'

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The pronoun is 'They'.

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What is an indefinite pronoun?

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An indefinite pronoun refers to non-specific persons or things, such as 'someone', 'anyone', 'everyone', 'something', and 'anything'.

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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 ends in '-self' or '-selves', such as 'myself', 'yourself', 'himself', 'herself', 'itself', 'ourselves', and 'themselves'.