GramVoc Ch6 Pronoun Usage

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Case

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The form that a noun or a pronoun takes to show its relationship to other words in a sentence.

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Number

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The _______ of a pronoun tells whether it is singular or plural.

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Person

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The _______ of a pronoun tells whether it refers to the one(s) speaking (first person), the one(s) spoken to (second person), or the one(s) spoken of (third person).

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Gender

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The ________ of a pronoun tells whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter (neither masculine nor feminine).

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Nominative

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The personal pronouns in the _______ case—I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are used as subjects of verbs and as predicate nominatives.

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Objective

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The personal pronouns in the _______ case—me, you, him, her, it, us, and them-are used as direct objects, as indirect objects, and as objects of prepositions.

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Pronouns

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The possessive _______ mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs are used in the same ways that the pronouns in the nominative and objective cases are.

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Adjectives

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The possessive __________ my, our, your, his, her, its, and their are used to modify nouns and pronouns.

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Gerund

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A(n) ______ is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun.

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Participle

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A(n) present _____ serves as an adjective or as part of a verb phrase.