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PRONOUNS Flashcards

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True or False: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or another pronoun.

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True

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True or False: An antecedent is the word the pronoun replaces.

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True

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True or False: Antecedents must agree in terms of

  • number (singular, plural)
  • gender (masculine, feminine, neuter)
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True

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True or False: Antecedents can only be in the beginning of a sentence.

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False. They can be anywhere in a sentence. They can even be in a separate sentence.

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Mrs. Malecki told her class about an upcoming test.

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Mrs. Malecki=antecedent

Her=pronoun

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The students were told to study their notes in preparation for the test.

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students=antecedent

their=pronoun

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Calvin and Nolan studied together. They made flashcards and gave them to
others to use.

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Calvin/Nolan=antecedent
They=pronoun
flashcards=antecedent
them=proun

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Using his notes, Jack studied too.

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his=pronoun

Jack=antecedent

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Personal pronouns/FIRST PERSON (person speaking)

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Singular=I, me

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Personal pronouns/FIRST PERSON (person speaking)

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Plural=we, us

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Personal pronouns/SECOND PERSON (spoke to)

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Singular=you

Plural=you

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Personal pronouns/THIRD PERSON (spoken about)

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Singular=he, she, him, her, it

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Personal pronouns/THIRD PERSON (spoken about)

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Plural=they, them

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True or False: Pronouns can change form depending on person and number.

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True

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Gender is tied to third person pronouns.

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  • masculine - he, him
  • feminine - she, her
  • neuter - it
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Identify the pronoun: The dog ran to its owner in the backyard.

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Its =third person singular

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Identify the pronoun: Helga, the owner, gave her dog an organic biscuit.

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Her=third person singular

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True or False: There are three cases of PRONOUNS, just like we studied with NOUNS.

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True

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Name the three cases of pronouns.

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Nominative, objective, possessive

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Nominative Case Pronoun

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A subject pronoun can be either a subject or a subject complement in a
sentence.

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Nominative Case Pronoun Examples

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Singular Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it

Plural Subject Pronouns: we, you, they

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Nominative Case Pronoun: SUBJECTS example

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She watched while WE worked. (WE)

Ty and I washed the dishes. (I)

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Nominative Case Pronoun: SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

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The next person is he. (HE)

It is I. (I)

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Objective Case Pronoun

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An object pronoun can be used as the object of a verb or a preposition.

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Objective Case Pronoun Examples

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Singular Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her, it

Plural Object Pronouns: us, you, them

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Objective Case Pronoun: OBJECTS of a verb example

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Mom called me into the kitchen. (Direct Object=ME)
She bought some apples and used them for a pie. (Direct Object=THEM)
My mom handed her a slice. (Indirect Object=HER)

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Object Case Pronoun: OBJECTS of a preposition example

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Please stand next to him. (Object of a Preposition=HIM)

You cannot go with Charlie and me. (Object of a Preposition=ME)

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Preposition

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A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence.

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Examples of prepositions

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with, at, from, into, during, including, until, about, like, through, over, before, between, after, except, but, up, out, around, down, off

30
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Possessive Case Pronoun

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A possessive pronoun shows possession or ownership. They take place of 
possessive nouns (Mr. Hauke’s → his).
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Possessive Pronoun Examples

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Singular Plural
First Person mine ours
Second Person yours yours
Third Person his, hers its their

32
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Possessive pronouns work just like how possessive nouns work.

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Yours was not submitted on time. (subject=YOURS)
That essay is hers. (subject complement=HERS)
Have you seen his? (direct object=HIS)

33
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Words similar to possessive pronouns are called possessive adjectives.

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Possessive adjectives are: my, our, your, his, her, its, and their.

34
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Possessive Pronoun

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Stand alone

Example: Mine is blue. (MINE=possessive pronoun)

35
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Possessive Adjectives

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Will have a noun after it.

Example: My bike is blue. (MY=possessive adjective)

36
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Possessive Pronoun

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That is his. (HIS=possessive pronoun)

37
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Possessive Adjective

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That is his helmet. (HIS=possessive adjective because it has “helmet” after HIS).

38
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True or False: Possessive Pronouns and possessive adjectives NEVER contain apostrophes!

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TRUE

Its=possessive adjective. You wouldn’t say IT’S because that is the contraction or it is.

39
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A reflexive pronoun

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refers to the subject in a sentence. It must be in the sentence.

40
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An intensive pronoun

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emphasizes a noun or another word in a sentence. It does not

need to be in the sentence.

41
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How do you determine if it is a reflexive or intensive pronoun?

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Easy! Remove the pronoun!
If the sentence’s meaning changes — REFLEXIVE!
If the sentence’s meaning does not change — INTENSIVE!

42
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Examples of reflexive and intensive pronouns.

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SINGULAR PLURAL
First Person myself ourselves
Second Person yourself yourselves
Third Person himself, herself, itself themselves

43
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She enjoyed herself at the dance.

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REFLEXIVE. If you remove HERSELF, the sentence changes. She enjoyed at the dance.

44
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I myself wrote this sentence.

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INTENSIVE. If you remove MYSELF, the sentence stays the same. I wrote this sentence.

45
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Interrogative Pronoun

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An interrogative pronoun is used to ask a question.

46
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Interrogative Pronouns

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who whom whose which what

47
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Demonstrative Pronoun

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points out particular persons, places, or things

48
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Demonstrative Pronouns

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this that these those

49
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The words this, that, these, or those become adjectives if a noun follows
them!

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Examples:
These are graded assignments. (Demonstrative Pronoun)
These assignments are graded. (Demonstrative Adjective)

50
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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone. It will contain a
subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone.

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EXAMPLES OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES:
who is my neighbor
that I gave you

51
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To help a dependent clause make sense, attach it to an independent clause. An
independent clause can stand alone.

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Mrs. Hildegard, who is my neighbor, is sponsoring the event.

The assignment that I gave you takes about ten minutes.

52
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A relative pronoun

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joins a dependent clause to its antecedent in the independent clause.

53
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Relative pronouns

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that, which, who, whom, whose

54
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Relative pronoun example

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Louis Pasteur, WHO DISCOVERED BACTERIA AS THE CAUSE OF MANY DISEASES, was a French
scientist.

55
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Relative pronoun example

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Vaccines, WHICH HELP PEOPLE FIGHT OFF DISEASE, were his work.

56
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Indefinite Pronouns

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does not refer to definite persons or things and may not have antecedents. They MUST agree with their verbs.

57
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Singular Indefinite Pronouns

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another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone,
everything, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody,
someone, something

58
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Plural Indefinite Pronouns

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both, few, many, others, several

59
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Singular or Plural - depending on its usage

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all, any, more, most, none, some

60
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Indefinite Pronouns

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Will act as SUBJECTS or OBJECTS

61
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Example of Indefinite Pronoun as SUBJECT

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Nobody knew the answer. (Nobody - subject)

62
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Example of Indefinite Pronoun as OBJECT

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I gave someone a KIND bar. (someone - indirect object)

63
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NEVER use a negative indefinite pronoun

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(no one, nobody, none, or nothing)
DO NOT USE THESE! It forms a double negative.
Example: Nobody never reads that book. NO!
Example: Nobody ever reads that book. YES!

64
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How can we tell if the indefinite pronoun is singular or plural?

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  • If the pronoun refers to things can be counted, it is PLURAL!
  • If the pronoun refers to things that cannot be counted, it is SINGULAR!
65
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Examples of Singular/Plural indefinite pronouns

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Most of the city is closed on Thanksgiving. (cannot count city - singular)
Most of the businesses are closed on Thanksgiving.
(can count businesses - plural)

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