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.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing or idea (capitalized).

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun names ANY person, place, thing or idea (lower case).

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What is the function of a pronoun in a sentence?

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Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition and make sentences clearer.

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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 a possessive pronoun?

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

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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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Demonstrative pronouns point to specific things: this, that, these, those.

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What is an interrogative pronoun?

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Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions: who, whom, whose, which, what.

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

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Choose the correct pronoun: Maria is my friend. I like ___.

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her.