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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, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', etc.

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to in a sentence.

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Identify the personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.

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These are all examples of personal pronouns used to refer to specific people or things.

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Which of the following is NOT a personal pronoun: I, we, you, which?

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Which is NOT a personal pronoun.

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In the sentence 'Students should go to their classes prepared', what is the antecedent of 'their'?

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The antecedent of 'their' is 'Students'.

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In the sentence 'Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher', what is the antecedent for 'his'?

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The antecedent for 'his' is 'Xavier'.

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Find the pronoun in the sentence: 'The boy went to his favorite class.'

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The pronoun in the sentence is 'his'.

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What is the pronoun in 'The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound'?

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The pronoun in the sentence is 'it'.

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What is the difference between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun?

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Subject pronouns (e.g., I, you, he, she) perform the action of the verb, while object pronouns (e.g., me, you, him, her) receive the action.

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Give an example of a reflexive pronoun.

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An example of a reflexive pronoun is 'myself', as in 'I made the cake myself.'