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1. Pronoun: us
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Male - singular

2. Pronoun: theirs
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Ask for subject (person)
Possessive pronouns - Plural

3. Idiom Between .... and
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.
Countable
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Object pronouns - Singular

4. as
Followed by a verb
Ask for subject (person)
Plural - near by you
Ask for possession

5. Pronoun: his
Modifiers should be positioned so it is clear what word or words they are meant to modify. Reading my mind - she gave me delicious cookies.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Ask for possession
Object pronouns - Female - singular

6. much
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Uncountable

7. Pronouns: everyone - someone - no one - anyone
Ask for subject (person - object)
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?

8. Idiom ranged
Object pronouns - Male - singular
More than two objects
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10

9. Idiom further
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Followed by a verb
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Subject pronouns - Plural

10. Whose
Object pronouns - Plural
Ask for possession
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular

11. Idiom not only ....
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Two objects
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne

12. Pronoun: he
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

13. Pronoun: she
Possessive pronouns - Male - singular
Followed by a verb
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Subject pronouns - Female - singular

14. Which
Ask for subject (person - object)
Singular - near by you
Followed by a verb
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

15. Pronoun: they
Subject pronouns - Plural
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Ask for object

16. Idiom Farther
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Plural

17. many
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Plural - near by you
Plural - far from you
Countable

18. among
Ask for object
More than two objects
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.

19. Pronoun: mine
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.

20. Pronouns: another
Ask for object
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Plural - far from you

21. Pronouns: myself - ourself - itself - etc.
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Subject pronouns - Plural
Object pronouns - Plural
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.

22. Idiom fewer
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Refers to a specific number - There were fewer children in my class this year.
Followed by a verb
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.

23. Idiom Depends on
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Countable
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular

24. between
Ask for possession
Two objects
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Possessive pronouns - Singular

25. Pronoun: it
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Object pronouns - Singular

26. These
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Countable
Refers to degree - He took his weight training further than I did.
Plural - near by you

27. Pronouns: everything - something - anything - nothing
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Countable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular

28. Pronouns: everybody - somebody - nobody - anybody
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

29. Pronoun: I
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Singular
Uncountable

30. This
Subject pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Reflexive pronouns - Formed: Possessive pronouns + -self Use: Person who does/act and receives is the same. The executives rewarded themselves with bonuses.
Singular - near by you

31. Pronoun: you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Singular - far from you

32. Pronoun: her
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Subject pronouns - Female - singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular

33. Pronoun: hers
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

34. myself
More than two objects
Not a replacement for I or me
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10

35. Pronoun: ours
Ranged .... from ... to ... - They ranged in age from 8 to 10
Subject pronouns - Plural
Ask for object
Possessive pronouns - Plural

36. Pronoun: yours
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Possessive pronouns - Singular

37. Pronoun: him
Refers to distance - I ran farther than Jayne
Uncountable
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Object pronouns - Male - singular

38. Idiom less than
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Refers to a continuos quantity - There was less devastation than I was told.
Possessive pronouns - Plural
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

39. Pronoun: its
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Subject pronouns - Plural
Designate a choice - We had to choose between chocolate and vanilla.

40. like
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Female - singular
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)

41. Pronouns: other
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Subject pronouns - Female - singular

42. Who
Object pronouns - Plural
Singular - near by you
Possessive pronouns - Singular
Ask for subject (person)

43. Pronoun: we
Singular - near by you
Subject pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Plural
Possessive pronouns - Female - singular

44. Pronouns: any
Singular - near by you
Ask for subject (person - object)
But also .... Same grammatical type! Parallel - I have called not only to thank her but also to tell her about the next meeting.
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. - Singular or plural

45. Idiom target
Subject pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Uncountable
At - Each antibody is targeted at an invading microbe.

46. Pronouns: who - whom - whose - which
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -one => Singular
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. Singular
Whether - Its survival depends on whether it can broaden...
Interrogative pronouns - Used to ask a question

47. Parallelism
Object pronouns - Male - singular
Subject pronouns - Singular
Object pronouns - Plural
Different elements in a sentence have to be in balance. I took a bath - went to sleep - and woke up refreshed. The only way to know is to take the plunge.

48. Idiom jog
Not a replacement for I or me
jog in - She likes to jog in the morning.
Plural - near by you
Subject pronouns - Object pronouns - singular

49. Pronouns: this - that - these - those
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -thing => Singular
Object pronouns - Singular
Demonstrative pronouns - Used to point out specific things. That is my car. Are those my shoes?
Subject pronouns - Singular

50. modifier
Modifiers should be positioned so it is clear what word or words they are meant to modify. Reading my mind - she gave me delicious cookies.
Followed by a noun - an object pronoun or a verb (ending ing)
Object pronouns - Plural
Indefinite pronouns - Do not refer to a specific noun. -body => Singular

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