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In the sentence above, the antecedent for

the pronoun she is the girl. Pronouns are

further defined by type: personal pronouns

refer to specific persons or things;

possessive pronouns indicate ownership;

reflexive pronouns are used to emphasize

another noun or pronoun; relative

pronouns introduce a subordinate clause;

and demonstrative pronouns identify, point

to, or refer to nouns. I, he, she, it, them, his,

yours, anyone, nobody, who, where, etc.,

are some of the pronouns.

Examples of pronouns used in sentences:

I reached home at six in the evening.

(1st person singular pronoun)

Did someone see a red bag on the

counter? (Indefinite pronoun)

Is this the boy who won the first prize?

(Relative pronoun)

That is my mom. (Possessive pronoun)

I hurt myself yesterday when we were

playing cricket. (Reflexive pronoun)

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