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What questions do pronouns answer?

Pronouns answer the following questions:

* Who? - For pronouns that refer to people (e.g., he, she, they)

* What? - For pronouns that refer to things or ideas (e.g., it, this, that)

* Whose? - For possessive pronouns that show ownership (e.g., mine, yours, his)

Here's a breakdown:

Personal Pronouns

* Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

* Answer: Who? (e.g., He went to the store.)

* Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, them

* Answer: Who? (e.g., She gave the book to me.)

* Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

* Answer: Whose? (e.g., This book is mine.)

Other Pronouns

* Demonstrative Pronouns: this, that, these, those

* Answer: What? (e.g., This is my favorite book.)

* Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

* Answer: Who? (e.g., He hurt himself.)

* Interrogative Pronouns: who, whom, whose, what, which

* Answer: Who? What? Whose? (e.g., Who is coming to dinner?)

* Relative Pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that

* Answer: Who? What? Whose? (e.g., The book that I read was interesting.)

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