Preposterous Pronouns Stewart Pidd Hates English contains the following information about pronouns: Pronouns function as replacement words for noun phrases and nouns. Three common types of pronouns that give writers trouble are indefinite‚ possessive‚ and personal. Pronouns have different functions: Pronouns that do not refer to an object or a particular person are indefinite pronouns; possessive pronouns show possession; personal pronouns replace an object or a specific person. Pronouns can prevent
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Three punctuations – it gradually became clear that‚ “I love this woman. I am in love”! vii) Three conjunctions – for‚ not‚ yet viii) Three pronouns – possessive pronoun: I first told her that I wanted my children to have teeth like hers‚ lips like hers! Intensive and reflexive pronouns – I introduced myself first and asked for her name. Relative pronouns –That day finally came‚ the 01st of May‚ it was a holiday and it was perfect. ix) One adverbial phrase – Then‚ one day while we were chatting
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holiday and it was perfect.” “We went to the library together.” VI. “Don’t get me wrong here‚ I don’t mean that she was rude” (apostrophe‚ comma and full stop) VII. Because After While VIII. Ours- possessive pronoun I – personal pronoun Who – relative pronoun IX. “I found myself visiting my friends more often.” X. Before With About Question 7 I. My cat is very playful. II. He thought that he could pay his own school fee. III. These children keep
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Pronouns A pronoun is used in place of a noun or nouns. Common pronouns include he‚ her‚ him‚ I‚ it‚ me‚ she‚ them‚ they‚ us‚ and we. Here are some examples: INSTEAD OF: Luma is a good athlete. She is a good athlete. (The pronoun she replaces Luma.) INSTEAD OF: The beans and tomatoes are fresh-picked. They are fresh-picked. (The pronoun they replaces the beans and tomatoes.) Often a pronoun takes the place of a particular noun. This noun is known as the antecedent. A pronoun "refers to‚" or
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Using Pronouns Correctly: Pronoun Reference A pronoun must refer clearly to its antecedent. Because a pronoun is a substitute word‚ it can express meaning clearly and definitely only if its antecedent is easily identified. In some sentence constructions‚ gender and number make the reference clear. Thomas and Jane discussed his absences and her good attendance. (gender) If the three older boys in the club carry out those plans‚ it will break up. (number) Word order can also make the
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English (Reviewer) Part 1: Nouns Nouns comes from the Latin word “Nomen” which means name. Noun are persons‚ places‚ things‚ event or ideas. Nouns Can either be common or proper. Common nouns are general name‚ while proper nouns are specific names. |Common Nouns |Proper Nouns | |Begins with a small letter |Starts with a Capital letter
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Indefinite Pronouns A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person or thing. Indefinite pronouns include quantifiers (some‚ any‚ enough‚ several‚ many‚ much); universals (all‚ both‚ every‚ each); and partitives(any‚ anyone‚ anybody‚ either‚ neither‚ no‚ nobody‚ some‚ someone). Many of the indefinite pronouns can function as determiners. Examples: * "You can fool some of the people all of the time‚ and all of the people some of the time‚ but you can not fool all of the people all
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Reflexive Pronouns Level Advanced Class 1 hour Skills Reading‚ Listening‚ Speaking‚ and Writing Goal To develop the students skill to use reflexive pronouns. Terminal Objectives By the end of the lesson the students should be able to Use reflexive pronouns correctly. Transform noun to reflexive pronoun correctly. Enabling Objectives The students will practice the four skills through interview about jobs and work environments using reflexive pronouns. The students will share their answers to
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Clear Pronoun Reference A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or refers back to a noun already mentioned. Common pronouns include: he‚ she‚ it‚ they‚ this‚ that‚ their‚ his‚ her‚ which. You must be very careful when using pronouns in order to be sure that your reader understands what your pronoun is referring to. (The word a pronoun refers back to is called the antecedent.) Pronouns must agree in number: 1. When the store owner greets a customer‚ she always smiles. (The noun store
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Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………….3 Chapter I. Pronouns as a part of speech 1.1. Types of pronouns…………………………………………………...……….5 1.2 General characterization of pronouns……………………………………….6 Chapter II. Analysis on the basis of Jerome K. Jerome’s creative activity 2.1 The characteristic features of pronouns in “Three men in a boat”..……..21 2.2 Literature without pronouns……………………………………………..…25 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………...28
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