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Pronouns
Pronouns with Definitions
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01/24/2018

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Term
Pronoun
Definition
a word that takes place of a noun.
"pro" means "substituting for" or "acting as"
Term
Personal Pronoun
Definition
refer to specific people 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
which point things out.
Ex: this,that,these,those
Term
Indefinite Pronoun
Definition
are vague: they refer to unknown people or things,or to no one in particular.
Ex: anybody,anyone,everybody,someone,somebody,no one,nobody,something,both,few,many,none,all
Term
Reflexive Pronoun
Definition
end in self.
Ex: himself,myself,yourself
Term
Intensive Pronoun
Definition
to add emphasis.
Ex: Joe as in himself saw the ghost.
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