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== Pronoun == | == Pronoun == | ||
* "pro" = for; "noun" | * "pro" = for; "noun" | ||
* refer to a noun in | * pronouns refer to a noun in order to avoid repetition of the noun | ||
* pronoun forms | ** ex., "The horse likes to eat oats. It then likes to sleep." as opposed to "The horse likes to eat oats. The horse likes to sleep." | ||
* pronoun forms include: | |||
** subject | ** subject | ||
** object | ** object | ||
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** comparisons | ** comparisons | ||
** see [https://www.dummies.com/education/language-arts/grammar/how-to-pick-pronouns-for-comparisons/ How to Pick Pronouns for Comparisons (Dummies)] | ** see [https://www.dummies.com/education/language-arts/grammar/how-to-pick-pronouns-for-comparisons/ How to Pick Pronouns for Comparisons (Dummies)] | ||
=== pronoun antecedents or precedents to nouns or ideas === | |||
* pronouns reference a previously or sometimes later stated noun or idea | |||
** ''pronoun antecedent'' (noun comes before the pronoun) to a previously stated noun: | |||
*** "The sky is entirely blue. It's a pretty color." | |||
** pronoun antecedent to a previously stated idea: | |||
*** "The sky is entirely blue. It makes me happy." | |||
** pronoun precedent (pronoun comes before the noun) to a subsequently stated noun (uncommon): | |||
*** "It went well, but the test was still hard." | |||
=== pronouns than can also be a determiner or a conjunction === | |||
* pronouns can also be determiners, subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns that act distinctly | |||
** "that" can be: | |||
*** "That is the question!" << "that" = pronoun/ subject of the sentence | |||
*** "That point is irrelevant" << "that"= adjective / determiner (specifies "point") | |||
*** "The point that is irrelevant is not the question" << "that" = relative pronoun/subject of the relative clause ("that is irrelevant") | |||
** "any" can be: | |||
*** "Any difficulty is to be ignored." << "any" = determiner / adjective | |||
**** note that the subject is "difficulty" and not "any" | |||
*** "Any of you guys want candy?" << "any" = pronoun / subject | |||
**** "of you guys" = prepositional phrase, which is never the subject of a sentence | |||
**** "any" can act as a singular or plural pronoun | |||
***** "Any is better than none" | |||
***** "Any of them are crazy" | |||
click EXPAND for example of "any" as a determiner and not subject pronoun on CB practice test 9, question 35: | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
<pre> Any New | |||
York City construction project using municipal funds | |||
[35] ____ required to consider whether historical artifacts | |||
will be affected during construction... </pre> | |||
A) are <br> | |||
B) have been <br> | |||
C) is <br> | |||
D) were<br> | |||
* the subject of the clause is "project" and not "any" or "funds" | |||
** therefore, the subject-verb agreement is "project is" (third person singular conjugation "is") | |||
* A) ''are'' is designed to fool the student into match "any" or "funds" as plural (conjugating as "are") | |||
** here, "any" is a determiner/adjective that modifies "project" | |||
*** thus, "any", "New York City," and "construction" are all adjective modifiers | |||
**** any = determiner(adjective) that describes "project" | |||
**** New York City = attributive noun that describes "project" | |||
**** construction = attributive that describes "project" | |||
** here, "funds" is an object of the present participle adjective "using" (verb acting like an adjective) | |||
*** thus, "using" and "funds" are a modifying phrase to describe "project" | |||
</div> | |||
==== | ==== pronouns in comparisons ==== | ||
* "She is better at it than me" vs "She is better at it than I"? | * "She is better at it than me" vs "She is better at it than I"? | ||
** both work: | ** both work: | ||
*** "than I' = "She is better than I am" << = "than" is a conjunction | *** "than I' = "She is better than I am" << = "than" is a conjunction | ||
*** "than me" = She is better at it than me" < = "than" is a preposition | *** "than me" = She is better at it than me" < = "than" is a preposition | ||
* see [[List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules|List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules - School4Schools.com Teacher Lesson Planner & Student Study Guide]] | * see [[List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules|List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules - School4Schools.com Teacher Lesson Planner & Student Study Guide]] | ||
== Verb == | == Verb == |