A couple of weeks back in the Tavistock Writers Group, Bob suggested an exercise to write a piece of poetry or fiction without using pronouns. After reaching for the bottle and a general slapping of heads, several of us gave it a go. What's that? What are pronouns - you know those words that take the place of a noun in a sentence. Pronouns are used to avoid repeating the same nouns over and over, making sentences less cumbersome and more fluid. Here are some common types of pronouns: Personal Pronouns : Refer to specific people or things. Eg: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Possessive Pronouns : Indicate ownership or possession Eg: my, your, his, her, its, our, their Reflexive Pronouns : Refer back to the subject of the sentence. Eg: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves Demonstrative Pronouns : Point to specific things. Eg: this, that, these, those Interrogative Pronouns : Used to ask questions. Eg: who, whom, whose, which, what Relative Pro...
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ReplyDeleteI am really pleased that you found this book & I am glad that you are finding it interesting or that you found it interesting if you perhaps have now finished it.
Imagine if we had never called in at Corfe Castle that day on our way back from Swanage or never even visited that church. I could sense your delight at finding it.
Thank goodness that there was a free car parking space for us to pull in to allowing us to go exploring . I have never read it - perhaps I should now!