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Pronouns

Pronouns. A pronoun is a substitute word that takes the place of a noun. Personal Pronouns - rEVIEW. Indefinite Pronouns: DEFINED. A _ _ PRONOUN that _ DOES NOT refer to _ ANY _ _ person, __ PLACE ___, or thing in __ SPECIFIC ____, examples: anything, something, anyone, everyone.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns A pronoun is a substitute word that takes the place of a noun

  2. Personal Pronouns - rEVIEW

  3. Indefinite Pronouns: DEFINED • A __PRONOUN that _DOES NOT refer to _ANY__ person, __PLACE___, or thing in __SPECIFIC____, examples: anything, something, anyone, everyone

  4. Singular indefinite Another anybody anyone Anything each either Everybody everyone everything Much neither nobody No one nothing one Somebody someone something Plural indefinite Both few several many Singular or Plural indefinite All any most none some

  5. As with any pronoun it is important to make certain the pronoun and verb agree. A single pronoun requires a single form of a verb (This means the verb usually will end in an “s”). A plural pronoun requires a plural form of a verb …definitely check the “BE” verbs – is, are, was, were, have, has. • What’s wrong???? 1. Almost everyone look at a car accident when they pass by it. 2. Many is lonely during the Christmas holiday. 3. Everything are Ok. Even though we don’t think through singular or plural all the time we just know it sounds “OFF”

  6. Let’s Try it Out. • Circle the Indefinite pronoun and highlight the verb in each sentence. Then identify the pronoun as either Singular or Plural • 1. None of the people we asked knew where the store was. ___ • 2. Charles chased away several rabbits from his garden. ___ • 3. The other group of hikers has not arrived yet. ____ • 4. Please sty where you are everybody! ___ • 5. A few of us made it to the cabin before sunset. ___

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