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pronoun terms
pronouns
Term | Definition |
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Noun | person, place. thing or idea |
proper noun | a specific person place thing or idea |
ante | latin root that means before |
antecedent | noun that comes before the pronoun |
point of view | the position of the speaker in relation to what is being writen or spoken |
first person pronoun | the speaker is part of the story ( I, we, me, us, our, ourselves) |
second person pronoun | the speaker is speaking to someone directly ( you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves,) |
third person pronoun | you are speaking about others and not part of the story ( he she they their its his her himself herself they them hers theirs themselves |
singular | only one |
plural | more than one |
subjective case pronoun | pronouns that can be subjects of the sentences and "doers'' of action |
objective case pronoun | pronouns that can be objects of the sentences and "recevers'' of "action'' |