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Pronoun Exercises
Pronouns are words that substitute nouns in sentences to avoid repetition or add clarity. They come in various types, each serving a specific function:
There is/There are
The construction there is /there are is known as an existential construction in English grammar. It is used to indicate the existence of something or someone. The there is/there are has a different structure compared to the typical subject-verb-object (SVO) sentence structure. In there is/there are sentences, the word there serves as a placeholder or dummy subject, and the real subject comes after the verb.
Preposition – “Of”
The preposition of is a versatile word with many different meanings and uses. Here are some of the most common meanings of of with examples for each:
Pronunciation of the letter “o”
The English language has a variety of spelling patterns for the letter o that can produce different sounds. Here are some common spelling patterns with examples and their transcriptions using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):
Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns: some, any, no (something, somebody, someone; anything, anybody, anyone; nothing, nobody, no one) none, much, many, little, few, all, both, either, neither, each, every (everything, everybody, everyone), other, one