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Flashcards: Pronouns 22 Flashcards 
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What is a pronoun? |
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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. For example, in the sentence 'Sarah is happy because she won a prize,' 'she' is a pronoun that replaces 'Sarah.' |
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What are the different types of pronouns? |
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The main types of pronouns include personal pronouns (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they), possessive pronouns (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs), reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, yourself, themselves), and relative pronouns (e.g., who, whom, whose, which, that). |
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Choose the correct pronoun: 'Neither of the boys forgot ___ homework.' |
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'Neither of the boys forgot his homework.' The pronoun 'his' refers to 'either boy' in a singular form. |
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Correct the sentence if necessary: 'Everyone should take their umbrella if they think it will rain.' |
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The sentence can be corrected to 'Everyone should take his or her umbrella if he or she thinks it will rain.' This maintains singular agreement with 'everyone.' However, it's increasingly accepted to use 'their' as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun. |
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Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in the sentence: 'The teacher praised her students for their hard work.' |
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In this sentence, 'her' is the pronoun referring to the antecedent 'teacher,' and 'their' is the pronoun referring to 'students.' |
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What is pronoun-antecedent agreement? |
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Pronoun-antecedent agreement means that a pronoun must agree in number and gender with the noun it replaces (the antecedent). For example, 'The dog wagged its tail' uses 'its' to agree with the singular noun 'dog.' |
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Choose the correct pronoun: 'The committee reached ___ decision yesterday.' |
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'The committee reached its decision yesterday.' The pronoun 'its' refers back to the singular noun 'committee.' |
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Fill in the blank: 'Each student must submit ___ project by Friday.' |
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'Each student must submit his or her project by Friday.' Use 'his or her' to maintain singular agreement with 'each.' |
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In the sentence 'The man who sold me the car was friendly,' identify the type of pronoun used. |
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'Who' is a relative pronoun that connects the clause 'who sold me the car' to 'the man.' |
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Correct the sentence if necessary: 'Everyone should do their best.' |
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'Everyone should do his or her best.' Although 'their' is increasingly accepted in informal usage, 'his or her' maintains strict grammatical accuracy. |
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Choose the appropriate pronoun: 'I saw the movie, and I thought ___ was great.' |
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'I saw the movie, and I thought it was great.' The pronoun 'it' refers to the noun 'movie.' |
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