Pronouns — Flashcards

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A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. It helps avoid repetition. Example: Monica is a brilliant girl. She is the favourite of all the teachers. All of them admire her.

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The noun a pronoun stands for is called its antecedent. In the example, Monica is the antecedent of she and her, and teachers is the antecedent of them.

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There are three grammatical persons: first person, second person, and third person. The first person is the speaker, the second person is the one spoken to, and the third person is the one spoken abou…

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Personal pronouns are pronouns that stand for persons or things. They change form according to person, number, and sometimes gender. Examples include I, we, you, he, she, it, and they.

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Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out the object or objects they refer to. Examples: This is a large house. Those are beautiful flowers.

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Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions. Who, whom, whose, which, and what are interrogative pronouns. Example: Who brought these flowers?

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Reflexive pronouns are used as the receiver of an action. Examples include myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves. Example: I hurt myself.

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Emphasising pronouns are used to convey emphasis. They have the same forms as reflexive pronouns, but their function is different. Example: You yourself chose these shoes.