Pronouns

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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.

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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 is a demonstrative pronoun?

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

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Identify the demonstrative pronoun in the sentence: 'That is my favorite book.'

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The demonstrative pronoun is 'That'.

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What is a personal pronoun?

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A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated with a particular grammatical person, such as 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we', and 'they'.

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

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The personal pronoun is 'She'.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership or possession, such as 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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Identify the possessive pronoun in the sentence: 'This book is mine.'

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The possessive pronoun is 'mine'.

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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', 'no one', 'somebody', and 'nobody'.