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ELA pronouns
pronouns
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English
6th Grade
01/24/2018

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Term
Pronouns
Definition
Is a word that takes a place of a noun
(pro means substituting for or acting as)
Term
Personal pronouns
Definition
Refers to specific people and sometimes things. Ex: He=John She=Kristen
Term
First Person Pronoun
Definition
The one speaking
Ex:
Singular: I, me, mine, my
Plural: we, us, our, us
Term
Second Person Pronoun
Definition
The one spoken to
Ex:
Singular/Plural: You, your, yours
Term
Third Person Pronoun
Definition
The one spoken about
Ex:
Singular: he, she, it, him, her, his
Plural: they, them, their, theirs
Term
Demonstrative Pronouns
Definition
Points things outs
Ex:
Singular/Plural: this, that, these, those
Term
Indefinite Pronoun
Definition
Refer to unknown people or things
Ex:Anybody, anyone, everyone, someone
Term
Reflexive Pronoun
Definition
Ends in -self
Ex: himself, herself, myself
Term
Intensive Pronoun
Definition
To add emphasis
Ex: Joe saw a ghost=Joe himself saw a ghost
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