Pronoun Perry
PRONOUN — a word that substitutes for a noun previously mentioned. *He, she, it, they, who, that.* Reduces repetition.
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- SHE - IT - I
- YOU - THEY - he - she - it
- we - you - they - HIM - HER
- THEM - him - her - us - them
- YOUR - HIS - HER - OUR - THEIR
The GrammarForge ensemble
Pronoun Perry is part of GrammarForge's distributed-narrative cast. Each character embodies a different curricular primitive; together they teach the full subject.
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Mayor Subject
Subject (noun/pronoun performing the action)
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Verb Verity
Verb (action / state of being)
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Object Otto
Direct / indirect object (receiver of the verb's action)
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Modifier Mike
Adverb (modifies verb / adjective / other adverb)
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Modifier Madge
Adjective (modifies noun / pronoun)
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Connector Chen
Conjunction (coordinating / subordinating — *and*, *but*, *because*, *although*)
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Article Anne
Article (*a*, *an*, *the* — definite vs. indefinite)
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Preposition Pat
Preposition (spatial / temporal relations — *on*, *under*, *between*, *before*)
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Clause-Chief Carla
Clause-types (independent / dependent / subordinate / relative)
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Punctuator Polly
Punctuation guardian (commas, semicolons, apostrophes, colons, dashes)
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Agreement Ada
Subject-verb agreement (singular subject → singular verb; plural subject → plural verb; tricky cases — collective nouns, *either/or*, indefinite pronouns)