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| A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (In this case,"pro"means"substituting for"or"acting as";hence the name "pronoun.") |
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| refer to specific people and sometimes to things |
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the one speaking Ex:singular-I,me,my,mine
plural:we,us,our,ours. |
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| The second person uses the pronouns “you,” “your” and “yours.” |
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| Singular third person pronouns are “he,” “she,” “it,” “his,” “hers,” “him” and “her,” and third person plural pronouns are “they,” “them” and “their.” The number of people to which you are referring should always match the pronoun you choose (“he” to refer to one male, “they” to refer to more than one male). |
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| demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to point to something specific within a sentence. These pronouns can indicate items in space or time, and they can be either singular or plural. |
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| An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing or amount. It is vague and "not definite". Some typical indefinite pronouns are: all, another, any, anybody/anyone, anything, each, everybody/everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody/someone. |
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| In languages with a distinct reflexive pronoun form, it is often gender-neutral. A reflexive pronoun is normally used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject. Each personal pronoun (such as I, you,he and she) has its own reflexive form: I — myself. you — yourself/yourselves. |
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| ntensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the subject or antecedent of the sentence. You'll usually find the intensive pronoun right after the noun or pronoun it's modifying, but not necessarily. The intensive/reflexive pronouns include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves. |
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