RAMMAR
for CHAPTER 12: PARTS OF SPEECH OVERVIEW
Identifying Pronouns
12b. A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns or pronouns.
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The kinds of pronouns are personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, intensive pronouns, demon-
strative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, relative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns.
EXERCISE A Underline all the pronouns in each of the following sentences.
Example 1. This weekend Beth and Bryan painted several of the rooms in their house.
1. Before painting, they went to the hardware store to buy paint.
2. The paint that Bryan had originally wanted for the living room was no longer available.
3. Beth suggested two alternative colors, but neither matched their furniture.
4. After searching for an hour, Beth found a shade of green that both of them liked.
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5. They returned home and quickly began preparing to paint.
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6. "What should we do first?" asked Bryan.
7. "You can stir the paint while I put drop cloths over the furniture."
8. "That is a good idea," he replied.
9. Then Bryan realized he would also need to move some furniture in the bedroom that they
intended to paint.
10. As a result, Beth had to paint the entire living room herself.