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 include: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

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What is the function of a subject pronoun?

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Subject pronouns are used as the subject of a sentence.

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What is the function of an object pronoun?

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Object pronouns are used as the object of a verb or preposition.

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

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The subject pronoun is 'She'.

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Identify the object pronoun in the sentence: 'Can you help me?'

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The object pronoun is 'me'.

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What are possessive pronouns?

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Possessive pronouns show ownership, such as mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs.

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Provide an example of a possessive pronoun in a sentence.

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'That book is mine.'

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'.

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence, such as myself, yourself, himself, herself.