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Pronouns Flashcards

1
Q

Singular,
Plural,
Could be either depending on context

A

I, me
We, us
Some

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Singular,
Plural,
Could be either depending on context

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He, him
They, them
None

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Singular,
Plural,
Could be either depending on context

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She, her
Both
Ours

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Singular,
Plural,
Could be either depending on context

A

It
These
You

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5
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Singular,
Plural,
Could be either depending on context

A

Each
Those
Who

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Singular,

Could be either depending on context

A

Another

What

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Singular,

Could be either depending on context

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One

Which

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Singular,

Could be either depending on context

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Other

That

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Singular

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Mine
Yours
His, hers
This
Either
Neither
Each
Everybody
Nobody
No one
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10
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Every tie you spot a pronoun, you should immediately ask yourself the following two questions:

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  • Is it completely clear, not just to me but to a pedantic test writer, who or what the pronoun is referring to?
  • Does the pronoun agree in number with the noun it is referring to?
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Sometimes pronouns can be the subject of a sentence, in which case the verb has to agree with the pronoun.

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Pronouns that are singular:

Everyone
Everybody
Everything
No one
Nobody
Nothing
Anyone
Anybody
Anything
None 
Each
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Nouns that sound plural (but aren’t):

The Netherlands (the name of any city, state or country)

Tom or John (any two singular nouns connected by or)

The family
The audience
Politics
Measles
The number
The amount
Committee
Staff
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Common Prepositions

Aboard

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About

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Above

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According to

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Across

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After

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Against

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Along

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Amid

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Among

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Anti

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18
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Around as

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At

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Before

A

Behind

20
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Below

A

Beneath

21
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Beside

A

Besides

22
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Between

A

Beyond

23
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Bet

A

By

24
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Concerning

A

Considering

25
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Despite

A

Down

26
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During

A

Except

27
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Excepting

A

Excluding

28
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Following

A

For

29
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From

A

In

30
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Inside

A

Into

31
Q

Like

A

Minus

32
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Near

A

Of

33
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Off

A

On

34
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Onto

A

Opposite

35
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Outside

A

Over

36
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Past

A

Per

37
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Plus

A

Regarding

38
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Round

A

Save

39
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Since

A

Than

40
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Though

A

To

41
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Toward(s)

A

Under

42
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Underneath

A

Unlike

43
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Until

A

Up

44
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Upon

A

Verses

45
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Via

A

With

46
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Within

A

Without

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