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| A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. |
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| A personal pronoun refers to specific people and sometimes to things. |
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The one speaking
Ex: singular-I,me,my mine
Ex: plural-we,us,our.ours |
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The one spoken to
Ex: singular-you,your,yours
Ex: plural-you, your,yours |
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The one spoken about
Ex: singular-he,she,it,him,her,his,hers,its
Ex: plural-they,them,their,theirs |
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Point things out
Ex: this,that,these,those |
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vague: they refer to unknown people or things, or to no one in particular
Ex: anybody,anyone,everyone,everybody,someone,somebody,no one,nobody,something,both,few,many,none, and all |
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End in self
Ex: herself,himself,myself,yourself |
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