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* "noun" = "word" | * "noun" = "word" | ||
** therefore, pronoun = "for the word" | ** therefore, pronoun = "for the word" | ||
=== pronoun | === pronoun reference/ antecedent === | ||
* pronouns are a reference to a previously (or sometimes later) stated noun or idea | * pronouns are a reference to a previously (or sometimes later) stated noun or idea | ||
** pronoun antecedent (noun comes before the pronoun) to a previously stated noun: | ** pronoun ''antecedent'' (when the noun comes before the pronoun) to a previously stated noun: | ||
*** "The sky is entirely blue. It's a pretty color." | *** "The sky is entirely blue. It's a pretty color." | ||
** pronoun antecedent to a previously stated idea: | ** pronoun antecedent to a previously stated idea: | ||
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** dependent clauses | ** dependent clauses | ||
*** especially subordinate clauses ("..., which are ....") and relative clauses ("... that are...") | *** especially subordinate clauses ("..., which are ....") and relative clauses ("... that are...") | ||
=== pronouns with multiple parts of speech (not always a pronoun) === | === "any" and other pronouns with multiple parts of speech (not always a pronoun) === | ||
* pronouns can also be determiners, subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns that act distinctly | * pronouns can also be determiners, subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns that act distinctly | ||
** "that" can be: | ** "that" can be: | ||
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***** "Any is better than none" | ***** "Any is better than none" | ||
***** "Any of them are crazy" | ***** "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: | click EXPAND for example of "any" as a determiner and not a subject pronoun on CB practice test 9, question 35: | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
<pre> | <pre>Any New York City construction project using municipal funds [35] ____ required to consider whether historical artifacts will be affected during construction... </pre> | ||
York City construction project using municipal funds | |||
[35] ____ required to consider whether historical artifacts | |||
will be affected during construction... </pre> | |||
A) are <br> | A) are <br> | ||
B) have been <br> | B) have been <br> | ||
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** here, "funds" is an object of the present participle adjective "using" (verb acting like an adjective) | ** 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" | *** thus, "using" and "funds" are a modifying phrase to describe "project" | ||
</div> | |||
=== personal v. relative pronoun === | === personal v. relative pronoun === | ||
* personal pronoun | * personal pronoun | ||
** = ''I, me, you, he/she/it, him/her, we/us, they/them'' | ** = ''I, me, you, he/she/it, him/her, we/us, they/them'' | ||
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**** objective ''whom'' | **** objective ''whom'' | ||
**** possessive: ''whose'' | **** possessive: ''whose'' | ||
==== personal and relative pronouns and prepositional phrases ==== | ==== personal and relative pronouns and prepositional phrases ==== | ||
* ex., "''of which''", "''of whom''" v. "''of them''" | * ex., "''of which''", "''of whom''" v. "''of them''" | ||
** the preposition "of" creates a relationship | ** the preposition "of" creates a relationship | ||
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**** "of them" = prepositional phrase, with "them" the object of the preposition | **** "of them" = prepositional phrase, with "them" the object of the preposition | ||
***** "them" refers to "jerseys" | ***** "them" refers to "jerseys" | ||
** the relative | ** the relative pronouns, "that", which" or "who" create a relative clause and acts as the subject of that clause: | ||
*** "''The players took off their jerseys, '''which''' were almost all perfectly clean''" | *** "''The players took off their jerseys, '''which''' were almost all perfectly clean''" | ||
**** "which" = the subject of the relative clause | **** "which" = the subject of the relative clause | ||
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**** "of whom" = prepositional phrase (adverbial as it modifies "are") | **** "of whom" = prepositional phrase (adverbial as it modifies "are") | ||
**** "whom" refers to "the players" | **** "whom" refers to "the players" | ||
== Punctuation == | == Punctuation == | ||