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Pronouns She I He Us We
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Pronouns A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or another pronoun.
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Example 1.Marie went for a walk. She went for a walk.
In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.
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Antecedents An antecedent is the noun the pronoun replaces or refers to. Jane and Margaret went shopping; they bought a new book at the store. “Jane and Margaret” is the antecedent for the pronoun “they”
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Subject Pronoun The subject pronoun is the subject of the sentence - the who or what the sentence is about We played soccer. “We” is a pronoun and it tells who the sentence is about.
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Subject Pronouns Singular Plural I we You you He, she, it they (who, whoever)
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Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.
Fill In The Blank 1 Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.
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went to the game. She brought her little brother with her.
Answer Kristina went to the game. She brought her little brother with her.
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Object Pronoun The object pronoun is the direct/indirect objects or objects of the preposition. She kicked it. “It” is a pronoun and “it” is receiving the action- it is being kicked, so it is a direct object. The gift is for her. “Her” is the pronoun of the object of the prepositional phrase
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Object Pronouns Singular Plural me us you you him, her, it them (whom, whoever)
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She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call ______.
Fill In The Blank 2 She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call ______.
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She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her.
Answer She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her.
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Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun shows ownership.
Karen’s cat was crazy. Her cat was crazy. The word “her" is a possessive pronoun that shows Karen’s ownership of her cat.
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Examples Singular Plural First Person My, mine Our, ours Second Person
Your, yours Third person His, her, its, hers Their, theirs
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Intensive Pronouns An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Did you decorate the room yourself? “yourself” is not required for the sentence to make sense.
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Intensive Pronouns Singular Plural Myself Ourselves Yourself
Yourselves Himself Themselves Herself itself
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