Parts of Speech - Pronouns
Pronouns take the place of nouns. “Her” is a pronoun, it takes the place of someone’s name, as in: Mary baked her pizza.
Common pronouns: I, you, he, she, them, they, we, us, him, her, and it.
An Antecedent is the word the pronoun is standing in for. A pronoun may or may not have an antecedent depending on the voice being used. “He showed the manager her report,” has no antecedent.
Tip: Pronouns must agree in gender and number (singular or plural) with their antecedents. Make sure your antecedents are clear or you will confuse your reader.
Here is some more pronoun trivia (more than you probably want to know):
- Interrogative Pronouns ask questions.
- Personal Pronouns come in three varieties, First Person, Second Person, and Third Person.
- Demonstrative Pronouns tend to give direction or state ownership.
- Relative Pronouns are Interrogative Pronouns that don’t ask a question.
- Intensive/Reflexive Pronouns have “self” at the end of the word and refer back to the subject of the sentence.
- Indefinite Pronouns are pronouns that are not one of the five types listed above (simply put).
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