A word that carries little meaning outside of a specific context; it takes the position of a nominal.

A pronoun referring to a specific person or thing: In the subjective case these are I, you, he, she, we, you, they, and it. They have different forms for objective and possessive case.

A feature of nouns and pronouns, referring to singular and plural.

A feature of personal pronouns relating to point of view, the relationship of the writer or speaker to the reader or listener. (1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person.)

A feature of nouns and certain pronouns that denotes their function in the sentence. The 3 distinctions are subjective, objective, and possessive.

The role in the sentence of a noun phrase or a pronoun when it functions as the subject of the sentence; the distinctive inflected forms are: I, he, she, they, and so on.

The role in the sentence of a noun phrase or pronoun when it functions as an object--direct object, indirect object, object complement, or object of a preposition.

The inflected form of nouns (John's, the dog's) and pronouns (my, his, your, her, their, whose, etc.), usually indicating possession or ownership.

The use of the masculine pronoun in a general sense, to include the feminine; and the word "man" used to mean "human being" or "people."

The noun or nominal that a pronoun refers to: "Max" said he would come.

Making a correction when one isn't necessary. The tendency to hypercorrect usually stems from the misapplication of rules learned in childhood.

A condition in which a structure has more than one possible meaning. The source may be lexical (She is "blue") or structural ("visiting relatives" can be boring) or both (the detective looked "hard.")

A pronoun formed by adding -self or -selves to a form of the personal pronoun, used as an object in the sentence to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun

Intensive reflexive pronoun

The function of the reflexive pronoun when it emphasizes a noun or pronoun: I "myself" prefer chocolate.

The pronouns "each other" and "one another," which refer to previously named nouns.

Demonstrative pronoun

The pronouns this (plural these) and that (plural those), which function as nominal substitutes and as determiners. They include the feature of proximity.

A large category that can be roughly divided in two. Compound indefinite pronouns combine every-, some-, any-, or no- with -one, -body, or -thing: someone, anybody, nothing. The of-pronouns can be followed by an of-phrase: some (of), all (of,) etc.

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Grammar Quiz 12 B

Assessment over Chapter 12B: Words and Word Classes

Term	Definition
Pronoun	A word that carries little meaning outside of a specific context; it takes the position of a nominal.
Personal pronoun	A pronoun referring to a specific person or thing: In the subjective case these are I, you, he, she, we, you, they, and it. They have different forms for objective and possessive case.
Number	A feature of nouns and pronouns, referring to singular and plural.
Person	A feature of personal pronouns relating to point of view, the relationship of the writer or speaker to the reader or listener. (1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person.)
Case	A feature of nouns and certain pronouns that denotes their function in the sentence. The 3 distinctions are subjective, objective, and possessive.
Subjective	The role in the sentence of a noun phrase or a pronoun when it functions as the subject of the sentence; the distinctive inflected forms are: I, he, she, they, and so on.
Objective	The role in the sentence of a noun phrase or pronoun when it functions as an object--direct object, indirect object, object complement, or object of a preposition.
Possessive	The inflected form of nouns (John's, the dog's) and pronouns (my, his, your, her, their, whose, etc.), usually indicating possession or ownership.
Sexist language	The use of the masculine pronoun in a general sense, to include the feminine; and the word "man" used to mean "human being" or "people."
Antecedent	The noun or nominal that a pronoun refers to: "Max" said he would come.
Hypercorrection	Making a correction when one isn't necessary. The tendency to hypercorrect usually stems from the misapplication of rules learned in childhood.
Ambiguous/Ambiguity	A condition in which a structure has more than one possible meaning. The source may be lexical (She is "blue") or structural ("visiting relatives" can be boring) or both (the detective looked "hard.")
Reflexive pronouns	A pronoun formed by adding -self or -selves to a form of the personal pronoun, used as an object in the sentence to refer to a previously named noun or pronoun
Intensive reflexive pronoun	The function of the reflexive pronoun when it emphasizes a noun or pronoun: I "myself" prefer chocolate.
Reciprocal pronoun	The pronouns "each other" and "one another," which refer to previously named nouns.
Demonstrative pronoun	The pronouns this (plural these) and that (plural those), which function as nominal substitutes and as determiners. They include the feature of proximity.
Indefinite pronoun	A large category that can be roughly divided in two. Compound indefinite pronouns combine every-, some-, any-, or no- with -one, -body, or -thing: someone, anybody, nothing. The of-pronouns can be followed by an of-phrase: some (of), all (of,) etc.

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