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Which type of pronoun is used to show ownership or possession?
Which type of pronoun is used to show ownership or possession?
What type of pronoun is used to ask questions?
What type of pronoun is used to ask questions?
Which type of pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence?
Which type of pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence?
What type of pronoun introduces dependent clauses?
What type of pronoun introduces dependent clauses?
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Which pronoun type can be subjective (subject of sentence) or objective (object of sentence)?
Which pronoun type can be subjective (subject of sentence) or objective (object of sentence)?
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What type of pronoun is used to replace nouns that refer to people or things?
What type of pronoun is used to replace nouns that refer to people or things?
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Study Notes
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
- Replace nouns that refer to people or things
- Examples:
- I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- me, him, her, us, them
- Can be subjective (subject of sentence) or objective (object of sentence)
Possessive Pronouns
- Show ownership or possession
- Examples:
- mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
- my, your, his, her, its, our, their
- Can be used as adjectives (e.g., my book) or nouns (e.g., mine is red)
Interrogative Pronouns
- Used to ask questions
- Examples:
- who, what, which, whom, whose
- what, which, whom, whose (in indirect questions)
- Can be used as subjects or objects in sentences
Relative Pronouns
- Introduce dependent clauses
- Examples:
- who, which, that, whom, whose
- which, that (in non-essential clauses)
- Can be used to connect clauses or phrases
Reflexive Pronouns
- Refer back to the subject of the sentence
- Examples:
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
- Used to emphasize or clarify the subject's role in the sentence
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
- Replace nouns to refer to people or things
- Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
- Function: subjective (subject of sentence) or objective (object of sentence)
Possessive Pronouns
- Show ownership or possession
- Examples: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, my, your, his, her, its, our, their
- Uses: adjectives (e.g., my book) or nouns (e.g., mine is red)
Interrogative Pronouns
- Used in questions
- Examples: who, what, which, whom, whose
- Usage: subjects or objects in sentences, direct or indirect questions
Relative Pronouns
- Introduce dependent clauses
- Examples: who, which, that, whom, whose
- Functions: connect clauses or phrases, essential or non-essential clauses
Reflexive Pronouns
- Refer back to the sentence's subject
- Examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
- Uses: emphasis or clarification of the subject's role in the sentence
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Description
Learn about personal, possessive, and interrogative pronouns and their uses in sentences. Identify examples of each type of pronoun.
