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Pronoun
Definition of pronouns
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6th Grade
01/24/2018

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Term
Pronoun
Definition
A word that takes the place of a noun.Pro means substituting for or acting as.
Term
personal pronouns
Definition
Refer to specific people and sometimes to things.
Term
first person pronoun
Definition
the one speaking
Ex:I,me,my,mine,we,us,our,ours
Term
second person pronoun
Definition
the one being spoken to
Ex:you,your,yours,you,your,yours
Term
third person pronoun
Definition
the one spoken about
Ex:he,she,it,him,her,his,her,its,they, them,their,theirs
Term
demonstrative pronouns
Definition
when you points things out.
Ex:this,that,these,and those
Term
Indefinite pronouns
Definition
They refer to unknown people or things or to no one in particular.
Ex:anyone,anybody,everyone,everybody,someone,somebody,no one,nobody,something,both,few,many,none all
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Reflexive prounouns
Definition
end in self
Ex:myself,yourself,himself.
Term
intensive prounouns
Definition
Is to add emphasis
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