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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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 difference between subject pronouns and object pronouns?

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Subject pronouns (e.g., 'I', 'he', 'she') are used as the subject of a sentence, while object pronouns (e.g., 'me', 'him', 'her') are used as the object of a verb or preposition.

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ is going to the store.

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Possible answers: 'I', 'She', 'He' (subject pronouns).

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Fill in the blank: Can you give the book to __________?

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Possible answers: 'me', 'him', 'her' (object pronouns).

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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', and 'theirs'.

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Fill in the blank: That book is __________.

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Possible answers: 'mine', 'yours', 'hers' (possessive pronouns).

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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', and 'themselves'.

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Fill in the blank: She made the cake by __________.

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Possible answer: 'herself' (reflexive pronoun).

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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', 'something', 'anything', 'everything', and 'nothing'.