Personal Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

In grammar, a pronoun is defined as word or phrase that may be subsituted for a noun, which once replaced, is know  as the pronouns antecedent.  A pronoun can act as subject, direct object, object of preposition.

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What is personal pronouns?

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The personal nouns are associated with a certain person, thing, or group, all except you have distinct forms that indicate singular or plural number. Personal pronouns may take on various forms depending on number (singular or plural for the most part). They may also take different forms depending on case, gender, or formality. It is important to note that personal pronouns may refer to objects, animals, or people.

Pronoun Rules.

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There are a few important rules for usings pronouns.  * Subject pronouns may be used to begin sentences. For example= We did a greaat job. * Subject pronouns may also be used to remane the subject. For example= It was she who decided we should  go to Hawaii. *Indefinite pronouns do not have antecedents. They are capable of standing on their own. For example= No one likes the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.

What is an Antecedent?

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Whatever kind of pronoun you have, the pronoun takes the place of a specific noun you’ve already mentioned. The noun that a pronoun refers to is called an antecedent. The word "antecedent" means something that precedes something else. In language, it is the word that a pronoun refers back to. Since the pronoun replaces the noun, it has to agree in number. So, if the antecedent, or word that comes before, is singular, then the pronoun that takes its place must also be singular. It can be confusing if there are several words between the pronoun and its antecedent. These words or clauses have no bearing on the words and they need to be ignored.

Examples of Pronouns.

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* I would like some water. * Marie, did you forget something? *  Kevin said he would share his cake with me. * The dog acts like it is hungry. * My parents said they need a night out. * Are we going to the lake with them? *  I am friends with him. *  Pam gave the cookies to her. * These are terribly steeps stairs.