Pronouns

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Pronouns

• p. 9 - 13

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Whats Wrong with this?

• Mrs. Morrow is happy to be here today. Mrs.
  Morrow had a good nights sleep and Mrs. Morrow
  is ready to teach. Mrs. Morrow is a super-duper
  teacher and Mrs. Morrows students love her.

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Pronoun

• Pronouns are words used in place of a noun or
  another pronoun.
• Possessive pronouns show ownership or
  relationship.
• Copy the list of pronouns on page 9.

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Antecedent

• The word that a pronoun replaces, or stands for,
  is called its antecedent.
• Antecedents may consist of more than one word and
  may appear in an earlier sentence.
• Identify the antecedent.
• Jesse and Rachel are best friends. They go
  everywhere together.

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Practice Apply p. 10

• Identify each pronoun in 1-5. Write whether each
  pronoun is personal or possessive.

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Reflexive Intensive

• Reflexive and intensive pronouns are formed by
  adding self or selves to a pronoun.
• Copy the reflexive and intensive pronoun chart on
  page 11.
• Beware! Intensive and reflexive pronouns must
  have antecedents when used in a sentence.
• Error Myself went to the store.
• Correct I went to the store myself.

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Demonstrative

• Demonstrative pronouns point out specific
  persons, places, things, or ideas.
• this, these, that, those

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Indefinite Pronouns

• Indefinite pronouns do not refer to specific
  persons, places, or things.
• both
• few
• several
• many
• none
• some

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Interrogative Pronouns

• An interrogative pronoun is used to ask a
  question.
• who, whom, whose, which, what
• A relative pronoun is used to introduce
  subordinate clauses.
• who, whom, whose, which, that

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Practice Apply p. 13

• Write each pronoun in 1-5 and identify its
  antecedent (if it has one).