unit 8 english III

Terms in this set (20)

case
a form of noun, pronoun, or adjective used to show its relation to other words
gender
the grouping of nouns into the classes masculine, feminine, and neuter
number
an inflection or word form that shows whether one or more than one is meant
person
a change in pronouns or verbs used to show the person speaking, the person spoken to, or the person or thing spoken about
personal pronoun
a pronoun that shows by its form whether it refers to first person, second person, or third person
absolute possessive pronoun
a possessive personal pronoun that represents both the possessor and the thing possessed, used as a complement rather than a modifier
antecedent
any word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun, occurring later in a sentence, refers
demonstrative pronoun
a class of pronouns that points out which thing, person, idea, etc. is referred to
possessive adjective
a possessive pronoun used as an adjective
indefinite pronoun
a pronoun with no specific antecedent, as anybody, each, all, or some
intensive pronoun
a compound personal pronoun; as myself, yourself, etc. used to give emphasis to another pronoun or a noun
interrogative pronoun
a pronoun used in asking a question, as who or what
pronominal adjective
pronoun used as an adjective
reciprocal pronoun
a pronoun expressing a mutual action or relationship
relative pronoun
a pronoun such as who, that, or which used to introduce an adjective clause; or the compound form, as whoever, whichever, used to introduce a noun clause; Who also can be used to introduce a noun clause
reflexive pronoun
a pronoun used when the action of the verb refers to the subject
reference
the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent
agreement
consistency in case, gender, number, and person
collective noun
a noun that is singular in form but plural in meaning, as group or committee
compound antecedent
an antecedent composed of two or more nouns, pronouns, or both
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