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expresses possession, ownership,
origin, relationship, etc.
Examples: mine, yours, his,
hers, ours, theirs |
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refers to people and, sometimes, animals;
the pronouns it, they, and them
can also apply to objects
examples: I, you, she, he, it, we,
they, me, us, them |
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used as an object of a verb that
refers to the same person or thing
as the subject of the verb
examples: myself, yourself,
itself, herself, himself,
ourselves, themselves |
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refers back to the subject in order
to add emphasis; identical in
appearance to reflexive pronouns
examples: myself, yourself,
itself, herself, himself,
ourselves, themselves |
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a pronoun that doesn’t specifically
identify who or what it is referring to
examples: some, somebody,
anyone, anywhere,
nothing, everybody |
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used to point to specific things
examples: this, that, these, those |
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used to ask questions about
unknown people or things
examples: who, whom, what,
which, whose |
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