2nd Nine Weeks exam, 2024

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What is an intensive pronoun?

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An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that emphasizes a preceding noun, often ending in '-self' or '-selves'. For example, in the sentence 'You yourself are responsible for doing your own laundry,' 'yourself' emphasizes 'you'.

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Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'We are going to the store today.'

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The pronoun in the sentence is 'We'.

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What type of sentence is this: 'Every time my friends go to the mall, they spend all of their money on things that they don't need.'?

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This is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.

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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. For example, in 'Tom went to the basketball game to get his air-pods back from Peter,' 'Tom' is the antecedent for the pronoun 'his'.

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How do you correct a pronoun to match its antecedent?

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To correct a pronoun to match its antecedent, ensure that the pronoun agrees in number and gender. For example, 'The lonely little hermit crab lost its friends' matches the singular antecedent 'hermit crab'.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with no dependent clauses. For example, 'The cat sleeps.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. For example, 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. For example, 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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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. Examples include 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they'.

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What is the purpose of an intensive pronoun?

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The purpose of an intensive pronoun is to add emphasis to a noun or another pronoun in the sentence.