Pronouns and Antecedents

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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, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they'.

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces in a sentence.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse, and it caught it.'

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The pronoun is 'it'.

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Identify the antecedent for the pronoun 'it' in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse, and it caught it.'

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The antecedent is 'the cat'.

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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 replace a noun to make sentences less repetitive and more fluid.

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In the sentence 'Sara loves her dog. She takes it for walks.', what is the antecedent for 'she'?

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The antecedent is 'Sara'.

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In the sentence 'The children played outside until they got tired.', what is the pronoun?

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The pronoun is 'they'.

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What is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they' in the sentence: 'The children played outside until they got tired.'?

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The antecedent is 'The children'.

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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', 'they'.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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