Types of Pronouns Review

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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 personal pronouns?

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Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things. Examples include I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

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What are possessive pronouns?

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Possessive pronouns show ownership. Examples include mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

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What are demonstrative pronouns?

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Demonstrative pronouns point to specific things or people. Examples include this, that, these, and those.

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What are reflexive pronouns?

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

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What are intensive pronouns?

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Intensive pronouns emphasize a noun or another pronoun. They are the same as reflexive pronouns but are used for emphasis.

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What are interrogative pronouns?

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Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Examples include who, whom, whose, which, and what.

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What are indefinite pronouns?

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Indefinite pronouns refer to non-specific persons or things. Examples include anyone, everyone, someone, no one, and everything.

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What is the function of a personal pronoun in a sentence?

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Personal pronouns replace nouns to make sentences less repetitive and more fluid.

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How do you identify a possessive pronoun in a sentence?

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Possessive pronouns can be identified by their function of showing ownership, such as in 'That book is mine.'