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Who is a —
Whom is an —-

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  • Who is a subject pronoun
  • Whom is and object pronoun
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Pronouns:
For all other types of pronouns, you must check for… [4]

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  • Ambiguity
  • Consistency
  • Noun Agreement
  • Case
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Pronoun def

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A pronoun by definition replaces or stands in for another noun and must clearly refer to that noun, which is known as its antecedent

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Pronoun: Ambiguity

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There must be no ambiguity as to what the pronoun refers back to

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Pronoun: Consistency

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Do not flip back and forth on the pronoun, use the same pronoun

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Pronoun: Noun agreement

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A pronoun must match the number of its nouns

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Pronoun: reflexive pronoun

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A pronoun referring to self is never offset by two commas

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Subjective pronouns

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Replaces the subject of the sentence

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Subjective pronouns eg

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I
You
She

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Objective pronouns

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Replaces the object of the sentence

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Objective pronouns eg

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Me
her
Him

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Possessive pronoun

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Signals Possession

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Possessive pronouns eg

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Mine
Yours

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Reflexive pronouns [2]

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  • An action done unto oneself
  • For emphasis
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Demonstrative pronouns

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Points to a specific item(s)

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Reflexive pronoun eg

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Myself
Yourself
Herself

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Demonstrative pronoun eg

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This
That

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Relative Pronoun [2]

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  • Restricts and modifies the noun preceding it
  • Modifies the noun preceding it without restricting it
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relative pronoun eg

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That
Which
What

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