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Kinds Of Pronouns Flashcards

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“Deb called rob and invited him to go skating with her”

Pls name the pronouns and their antecedents

A

Pronouns = him / her

Antecedents = rob / deb

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Remember!

A pronoun is a word that takes place of a noun or a group of nouns.

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Remember!

The noun or group of nouns that the pronoun takes the place of is called the antecedent.

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The four most important pronouns are?

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  1. Personal pronouns
  2. Interrogative pronouns
  3. Indefinite pronouns
  4. Relative pronouns
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Personal Pronoun:
Refers to
i. The person speaking
ii. The person being spoken to, or
iii. The person or thing being spoken about

Please name 4 that refers to the person speaking

A

I
Me
We
Us

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Personal Pronoun:
Refers to
i. The person speaking
ii. The person being spoken to, or
iii. The person or thing being spoken about

Please name the single pronoun that refers to the person being spoken to

A

You

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Personal Pronoun:
Refers to
i. The person speaking
ii. The person being spoken to, or
iii. The person or thing being spoken about

Please name 7 that refer to the person or thing being spoken about.

A

He / him / her / she / they / them / it

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Pronouns can be either singular or (?). The pronoun should also match the (?) in number.

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Plural / Antecedent

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Which of the personal pronouns is the same in both the singular and plural form?

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You

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An interrogative Pronoun introduces a?

A

Question

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There are 5 interrogative pronouns in English. Often known as the (wh) words.

Please name them?

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Who
Whom
Whose
Which
What
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The question that the interrogative pronoun introduces may be a direct question of “you” the person that hears the sentence and will end in a __________ _______

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Question mark

“What do you feel like having for dinner tonight?”

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The question that the interrogative pronoun introduces may be a indirect question and doesn’t require a ___________ ________

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Question mark

“Andre asked mark what he wanted for dinner.

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Indefinite Pronouns:
Refer to an unspecified person, place, thing, or idea.

“All are invited to tonight’s dance.”

“Everybody is welcome”

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All / anyone / anything / both / each / Everybody / many / no one / some / someone

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Relative Pronouns:

Are used to introduce a (?) clause.

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Subordinate

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Remember!

A main clause can standalone as a sentence - a subordinate clause cannot.

A

Remember!

When a subordinate clause tries to standalone as a sentence, the result is a sentence fragment.

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Relative Pronouns:

There are just 5 relative pronouns in the english language. Please name them

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Who
Whom
Whose
Which
That
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True or False

Relative pronouns relate the subordinate clause to something specific in the main clause.

They “modify” or give more information about a noun in the main clause.

A

True

“Sean Connery was the first actor who portrayed the secret agent James Bond.”
“Who” relates back to the specific noun “actor”

Dr No was the movie that launched the James Bond film series.
“launched” relates back to the noun “movie”

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Name the Pronoun(s) and to which of the four categories it/they belong to:

Gordon was surprised when Angela invited him to visit her in Sydney.

A

Him / her

Personal Pronouns

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Name the Pronoun(s) and to which of the four categories it/they belong to:

Who do you think will win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor this year?

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Who = Interrogative pronoun
(Introduces a direct or indirect question)

You = personal pronoun
(Directed at the person being spoken to - you)

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Name the Pronoun(s) and to which of the four categories it/they belong to:

If Robert wants to finish painting the garage by tomorrow, he will have to convince someone to help him.

A

he / him = personal pronouns

someone = indefinite pronoun

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Name the Pronoun(s) and to which of the four categories it/they belong to:

The inventor Thomas Edison is the historical figure whom I admire the most.

A

whom - Relative pronoun
(Introduces the subordinate clause)

I - Personal pronoun

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Name the Pronoun(s) and to which of the four categories it/they belong to:

Joanne’s grandmother asked her what she wanted to do that day.

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Her / she = personal pronouns

What = interrogative pronoun
Introduces an indirect question

DVD - 5_Using Pronouns Correctly (3 decks)

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