pronouns Flashcards

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what are the personal pronouns?

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

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what are the demonstrative pronouns?

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that, this, these and those.

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what are interrogative pronouns used for and what are they?

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used in questions. who, whose, whom, what, which.

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what are relative pronouns used for and what are they?

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connect relative clauses to independent clauses. that, what which, who, whom.

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what are indefinite pronouns used for and what are they?

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used to refer generally to a person or thing that doesn’t need to be specifically identified or has already been mentioned. one, other, none, some, anybody, everybody, no one.

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what are reflexive pronouns used for and what are they?

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forms of personal pronouns that end in -self or -selves.

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what are intensive pronouns used for and what are they?

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same as reflexive, except they add emphasis to them. If you can remove a pronoun from a sentence and it loses emphasis, but its meaning stays the same, it’s most likely an intensive pronoun.

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what are possessive pronouns used for and what are they?

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both possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives show ownership.

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