Pronouns

Question 1

What is a pronoun?

Answer 1

A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns. They can be singular or plural.

Question 2

Give examples of singular pronouns.

Answer 2

I, you, it, me, she, her, he, him

Question 3

Give examples of plural pronouns.

Answer 3

Us, you, we, them, they

Question 4

What are indefinite pronouns?

Answer 4

Indefinite pronouns 3nd in -body or -one.
Example: Somebody, someone

Question 5

What is an antecedent?

Answer 5

An antecedent is the noun or nouns the pronoun stands for.
Example: Micah and I are making a building using legos. We will finish tomorrow.
‘We’ is the pronoun that stands for the antecedents ‘Micah and I’

Question 6

How do we show possession with indefinite pronouns?

Answer 6

We add ‘s to the indefinite pronouns.
Example: Someone’s trumpet is loud.

Question 7

Which possessive pronouns can stand alone?

Answer 7

Mine, yours, ours, his, hers, theirs

Example: This is ours.