PPT-Pronouns and Reference Resolution

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CS 4705 Julia Hirschberg CS 4705 A Reference Joke Gracie Oh yeah and then Mr and Mrs Jones were having matrimonial trouble and my brother was hired to watch Mrs

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CS 4705 Julia Hirschberg CS 4705 A Reference Joke Gracie Oh yeah and then Mr and Mrs Jones were having matrimonial trouble and my brother was hired to watch Mrs Jones George Well I imagine . Subject . and object pronouns. . A. Subject pronouns: . 1. In the nominative case. 2. Used as the subject of a sentence. . 3. she, he, I, You, it, they, we. B. Object Pronouns. 1. In the objective case. Alex Whitt. Pronouns. Pronouns are substitute words for nouns.. They help sentences not become redundant.. Ex. - Mike tried to get to class on time but . he. was late. . He. is the pronoun. . He. takes the place of Mike. What’s a pronoun? . There are 4 common types: subject, object, possessive, and indefinite . Subject and Object pronouns. Subject: “I” and “we” are pronouns that appear in the subject position. Interrogative Pronouns. Definition: An interrogative pronoun ask a question. There are 5 interrogative pronouns.. Who. would like to come to the board?. Whom. will you take to the party?. Whose. car is in the driveway?. Words that take the place of a noun. Personal Pronouns. Personal Pronouns take the place of nouns according to gender, number, case, and person. Personal pronouns have to agree with the noun they are replacing – this noun is called the . What are direct and indirect objects?. There are two types of objects. Direct Objects. Indirect Objects. We are going to use the following sentence as a model for the rest of the lesson: . Jorge threw the ball to Juan.. . and. Antecedents. Pronouns. Take the place of . nouns. Example. Gorlock. forgot . his. club. in . his. . other loincloth, so. he. . had to make a new one. . What do . his . and . he. refer to in. CSCI-GA.2590. Ralph . Grishman. NYU. Reference Resolution: Objective. Identify all phrases which refer to the same real-word entity. first, within a single document. later, also across multiple documents. The words replaced are called ANTECEDENTS. Communication without Pronouns. Anthony and Mary Ellen had to find Anthony and Mary Ellen’s books and Anthony and Mary Ellen’s backpacks before Anthony and Mary Ellen could go in Anthony and Mary Ellen’s car to Anthony and Mary Ellen’s grandmother’s house.. Subject . and object pronouns. . A. Subject pronouns: . 1. In the nominative case. 2. Used as the subject of a sentence. . 3. she, he, I, You, it, they, we. B. Object Pronouns. 1. In the objective case. Nouns. Nouns are naming words.. A noun names something.. Most nouns fall into four main groups:. People. Places. Things. Ideas. Examples. People. Places. Things. Ideas . Veterinarian. Lake Mead. Bumblebee. Demonstrative Pronouns. A . demonstrative pronoun. points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.. NOTE. : A . demonstrative pronoun. . must. take the place of a noun or pronoun – it . cannot. Subject & Object. Possessive. Reflexive. Interrogative. Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.. . pro- means for (standing FOR a noun). Personal Pronouns. Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are called . Chapter 2 Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives A noun is a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. Person—George Washington, teacher, chef Place—Grand Canyon, city, kitchen

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