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Pronouns
Pronouns with Definitions
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01/24/2018

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Term
Pronoun
Definition
:Is a word that takes the place of a noun."pro"means substituting for or acting as.
Term
Personal Pronoun
Definition
:Which refer to a specific person and sometimes to things.
Term
First Person Pronoun
Definition
:The one speaking
Ex:Singular I,me,my,mine.
Plural we,us,our,ours.
Term
Second Person Pronoun
Definition
:The one spoken to.
Ex:Singular you,your,yours.
Plural you,your,yours.
Term
Third Person Pronoun
Definition
:The one spoken about
Ex:Singular he,she,it,him,her,his,hers,its.
Plural they,them,their,theirs.
Term
Demonstrative Pronoun
Definition
:Points things out
Ex:This, that, these, those
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Indefinite Pronoun
Definition
:Are vague;they refer to unknown people or things, or to no one in particular
Ex:Anybody, anyone, everyone, someone, somebody, no one, nobody, something, both, few, many, none,all
Term
Reflexive Pronouns
Definition
:End in -self
Ex:Joe kicked himself, you should be proud of yourself,I am mad with myself.
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Intensive Pronouns
Definition
:To add emphasis
Ex:Joe himself saw a ghost,or Kristin herself was in great danger
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