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1 a word used to replace/refer to a noun
Pronoun a word used to replace/refer to a noun

2 The word the pronoun refers to.
Antecedent The word the pronoun refers to.

3 Examples Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework.
Ask Dan if he has done his homework. Dan = antecedent (stands for the pronoun) he/his = pronouns I did not understand what you said. I/You = pronouns, no antecedent

4 Personal Pronouns First person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our
Second person: You, your, yours Third person: he, her, his, she, it, its, they, them, their

5 Unusual Pronouns ourselves, themselves this, that, these, those
what, which, who, whom, whose somebody, several, all, any, few

6 Practice Grandma loved when her grandson Ramon visited. grandma pronoun antecedent Grandma loved when he visited. Ramon pronoun antecedent The pronoun refers to the antecedent Ramon. Notice that the antecedent is NOT in the same sentence.

7 Ramon visited his grandma. Antecedent: _________________
Practice Ramon visited his grandma. Antecedent: _________________ Ramon


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