Close Window to Exit | Foreign Language Success Strategies First Edition, Volume I: August 2006 Part II- English Language Grammar Primer & Exercises |
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NOUNS, PRONOUNS, AND NOUN EQUIVALENTS PRONOUNS Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) substitute for things being pointed out. Examples: These are the pizzas you ordered. (demonstrative pronoun) Indefinite pronouns (each, either, neither, one, anyone, somebody, everything, all, few, many, etc.) substitute for unknown or unspecified things and frequently precede prepositions. Avoid mislabeling the object of the preposition, which modifies an indefinite pronoun, as the subject, direct/indirect object, or subjective/objective complement. Note: Relative, demonstrative, and indefinite pronouns are often difficult to distinguish from adjectives. If the word describes a noun, which it often precedes, it is an adjective. Otherwise, it is a pronoun. Interrogative pronouns (who, whom, which, what) ask questions. |
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