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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What are the types of pronouns?

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The main types of pronouns are personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns.

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What is a personal pronoun?

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A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and can be in the first, second, or third person (e.g., 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 or possession (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs).

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What is an object pronoun?

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An object pronoun is used as the object of a verb or preposition (e.g., me, you, him, her, it, us, them).

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What is a subject pronoun?

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A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

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Give an example of a sentence using a possessive pronoun.

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"That book is mine."

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Give an example of a sentence using an object pronoun.

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"She gave him the ball."

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What is a reflexive pronoun?

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A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence and ends in '-self' or '-selves' (e.g., myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves).

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What is a demonstrative pronoun?

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A demonstrative pronoun points to specific things or people (e.g., this, that, these, those).