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Everyone who heard the news was stunned

The pronouns in the sentence are:

  • everyone, indefinite pronoun, subject of the sentence
  • who, relative pronoun, introduces the relative clause 'who heard the news'
What type of pronoun appears in all capital letters These are the documents THAT will be most useful

The pronoun 'that' is functioning as a relative pronoun, introducing the relative clause 'that will be most useful', which relates information about its antecedent 'documents'.

Which of THESE scarves is the one Mom said she wanted is this interrogative

No, the word THESE is functioning as an adjective(describing the noun 'scarves') not a pronoun. The sentence is an interrogative sentence (a question).

The pronoun 'these' is a demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence indicating near or far in place or time.

Example: Which of these is the scarf Mom said she wanted.

The pronoun WHICH is an interrogative pronoun, a word that introduces an interrogative sentence (a question).

What is the demonstrative pronoun in Which of these is the car that you were hoping to buy

The demonstratve pronoun is "these".

What is the demonstrative pronoun in this sentence This is Max who is from Switzerland

The demonstrative pronoun in the sentence is "This".

A demonstrative pronoun points to or indicates something. In this sentence 'this' is indicating Max.

What type of pronoun appears in all capital letters in this sentence Few of these dresses are mine MOST of them are hers

The pronoun 'most' is an indefinite pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for an unknown or unnamed number or amount.

The word 'few' is also an indefinite pronoun.

Note: The words 'most' and 'few' are adjectives when placed before a noun to describe that noun; for example, 'A few dresses are mine." and "The most dresses are hers."

What is the interrogative pronoun in this sentence Which of these is your favorite sweater

The interrogative pronoun is which.

What is the antecedent for the relative pronoun in this sentence Everyone who arrived early was rewarded

The antecedent for the relative pronoun 'who' is everyone, an indefinite pronoun.

Which is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence Most of her baby pictures were salvaged from a fireproof box

The indefinite pronoun is most, a word that takes the place of a noun for an unknown or unnamed amount that is less than all.

What did she do to protect herself what is the demonstrative pronoun

There is no demonstrative pronoun in the given sentence.

A demonstrative pronoun takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time.

The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.

Examples:

She did that to protect herself.

She should do this to protect herself.

The pronouns in the sentence are:

  • what, an interrogative pronoun, used to introduce a question. The interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, what, which, whose.
  • she, a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a female as the subject of the sentence or a clause;
  • herself, a reflexive pronoun, a word that 'reflects back' to its antecedent. The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
What is the pronoun of THAT in These are the documents THAT will be most useful

The pronoun 'that' is functioning as a relative pronoun, introducing the relative clause 'that will be most useful'.

The relative clause is providing information 'relating' to its antecedent, 'documents'.

What is the indefinite pronoun in When O. Henry began publishing his short stories few of his reading audience knew that he was writing from prison

The indefinite pronoun is few, a word that takes the place of an unknown number of people.

What did she do to protect herself What type of interrogative pronoun in this sentence

The interrogative pronoun in the sentence is what.

The antecedent for an interrogative pronoun is usually the answer to the question.

What type of pronoun appears in all capital letters What did she do to protect HERSELF

The pronoun 'herself' is a reflexive pronoun, a word that 'reflects back' to its antecedent.

The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.

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