English (non-vocab) Flashcards

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pronoun

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word that refers to a noun

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antecedent

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noun that’s being referred to by the pronoun

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reflexive pronoun (definition & list them)

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when you’re doing it to yourself
myself
yourself
himself/herself/itself
ourselves
themselves

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personal pronouns (list them)

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I, you, he/she/it, we, they
me, you, him/her/it, us, them

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intensive pronouns (definition & list them)

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  • same as reflexive pronouns but they’re used to emphasize
  • if you take it out, it should mean the same thing
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possessive pronouns (definition & list them)

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when you own something
mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

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interrogative pronouns (definition & examples)

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asking a question
what, which, who, whom, and whose

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demonstrative pronouns (definition & examples)

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used to show which one (demonstrate)
that, those, this, these

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indefinite pronouns (definition & examples)

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vague
a/an, some, any, none, no one, anyone…

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relative pronouns (definition & examples)

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  • relate things to other things
  • like the interrogative ones but not a question
    e.g., “That’s the dog THAT I saw.”
    that, which, who, whom, what
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