Pronouns By: Chase Lindsey

Pronouns Definition- A word that takes the place of a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause There are several different types of pronouns: Demonstrative Pronouns, Indefinite Pronouns, Interrogative Pronouns, Intensive Pronouns, Personal Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns, Reciprocal Pronouns, Reflexive Pronouns, Relative Pronouns A pronoun can function as a subject or object in a sentence. Important words: Antecedent- the word that the pronoun refers to

More Pronouns Demonstrative Pronoun- substitute nouns when the nouns they replace can be understood from the context. I. Ex: This; that; these; those; none and neither are Demonstrative Pronouns Indefinite Pronoun-An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an unspecified or unidentified person or thing I. Ex: some, any, enough, several, many, much, all, both, every, each, any, anyone, anybody, either, neither, no, nobody, some, and someone Interrogative pronoun- An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used in order to ask a question I. Ex: What, Which, Who, Whose, Whom Intensive pronoun- A pronoun ending in -self or -selves that serves to emphasize its antecedent. I.often appear as appositives after nouns; II. Ex: himself, herself, itself Personal Pronouns- A pronoun that refers to a particular person, group, or thing I.personal pronouns can take the place of nouns and noun phrases; II. Ex: I, me, we, us, you, he, she, it, him, her, it, they, them

More Pronouns  Possessive Pronouns- A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that can take the place of a noun phrase to show ownership I.There are four types of possessive pronouns, subject, object, adjective, and possessive Reciprocal Pronouns-A reciprocal pronoun expresses a mutual action or relationship I.Ex: each other, one another  Reflexive Pronouns- A pronoun ending in -self or -selves that's used as an object to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun in a sentence I.Reflexive pronouns usually follow verbs or prepositions. II. Reflexive pronouns are essential to the meaning of a sentence; III.Ex: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves  Relative Pronouns- A relative pronoun is a pronoun that introduces an adjective clause; I.EX: That, Which, Who, Whom, Whose

Pronouns in sentences He wants to know who can help him with this exercise. Everybody can go to school. Several students were excluded from our group. Several are missing. Sam is bigger than she and he is as strong as. He wanted to kick himself for even making that comment. Everybody was wondering who left our door open.

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Simple Sentences By: Chase Lindsey

What Are Simple Sentences? Definition- a simple sentence is a sentence with only one independent clause Though a simple sentence doesn't contain any subordinate clauses, it isn't always short. In order for a sentence to be a sentence it needs to have a subject and a predicate

EXAMPLES She was over here awhile ago. Will you come to our house for dinner.

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PREPOSITIONS By: Chase Lindsey

Prepositions A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between two other two nearby words The word preposition means positioned before. A preposition will sit before a word (a noun or a pronoun) to show that word's relationship to another nearby word The combination of a preposition and a noun phrase is called a prepositional phrase There are about 150 prepositions.

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