Pronouns Flashcards

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Pronoun

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Replace nouns; allowing for smooth flow of the text; less repetition

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Subject and Object Pronouns

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Subject=does a thing, Object=has stuff done to it ex. She received a letter. I gave the letter to her.

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Relative Pronouns

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Begin dependent clauses (does not express a complete thought); can be a subject or object; who, whom, which that

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Which vs. That

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Refers to a non-human. I live in Texas, which is a large state.

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Interrogative Pronouns

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Begins a question; who, whom, what, how, when, which

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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Point out or draw attention to someone or something. They can also indicate proximity and distance; this, these

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Indefinite Pronouns

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Works well to replace a list of names or objects; mary, bill, Scott, and joe visited the museum. All visited the museum; everybody, nobody, nothing, something, anything, another, somebody

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