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Title: PRONOUNS


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PRONOUNS
  • Our handy, dandy, friends
  • They give us short cuts!

2
PRONOUNS
  • TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN OR A PRONOUN
  • The boy looks at the books.

3
REPLACE THE NOUNS!
  • The boy looks at the books.
  • He looks at them.

4
REPLACE THE NOUNS!
  • The students listened to Mrs. Puff.
  • They listened to her.

5
What about?
  • Mrs. Cochren wants ice cream.
  • She wants what?

6
Pronouns replace nouns!
  • The flavors look tasty!
  • _______look tasty.
  • All
  • Most
  • Some
  • Which
  • Those

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Antecedent Examples
  • Who wants a refreshing root beer float?
  • To which noun is who referring or replacing?

8
You should know
  • A pronoun takes the place of a noun!
  • Each pronoun has an antecedent (stated or
    unstated).
  • Antecedent the word the pronoun refers to or
    replaces

9
Antecedent example
  • The dog chased the cats.
  • It chased them.

10
Antecedent Examples
  • Scooby Doo, where are you?

 
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PERSONAL PRONOUNS
  • SINGULAR
  • FIRST PERSON I, ME, MY, MINE
  • SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS
  • THIRD PERSON HE, HIM, HIS
  • SHE, HER, HERS
  • IT, ITS

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS
  • PLURAL
  • FIRST PERSON WE, US, OUR, OURS
  • SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS
  • THIRD PERSON THEY, THEM,
  • THEIR, THEIRS

13
NOTES
  • PRONOUN
  • TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN
  • ANTECEDENT
  • THE NOUN TO WHICH THE PRONOUN
  • IS REFERRING OR REPLACING

14
TYPES OF PRONOUNS
  • PERSONAL
  • REFLEXIVE
  • INTENSIVE
  • DEMONSTRATIVE
  • INTERROGATIVE
  • INDEFINITE
  • RELATIVE

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
  • REFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND IS NECESSARY TO THE
    MEANING
  • SPONGE BOB ENJOYS HIMSELF AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.

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Reflexive Pronouns
  • First person myself, ourselves
  • Second person yourself, yourselves
  • Third person himself, herself
  • itself, themselves

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Reflexive Example
  • The artist prided himself of his masterpiece.

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Intensive Pronouns
  • Emphasizes another noun or pronoun and is
    unnecessary to the meaning. It intensifies the
    meaning!
  • Mrs. Cochren herself popped the popcorn!

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Intensive Examples
  • Did you draw Bigfoot yourself?

20
Intensive Pronouns
  • First person myself, ourselves
  • Second person yourself, yourselves
  • Third person himself, herself
  • itself, themselves

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REFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVE
  • Reflexive required
  • Intensive intensifier
  • The students raised the money themselves.
  • They motivated themselves to work hard.

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DEMONSTRATIVE
 
  • THESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT A PERSON, PLACE, THING,
    OR IDEA.
  • This is the best candy.
  • Are these good treats?

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DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
  • THIS
  • THAT
  • THESE
  • THOSE

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DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
  • THESE ARE MINE.
  • THE SHOES ARE MINE.
  • DID YOU SEE THAT?
  • DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?
  • I WANT TO BUY THIS.
  • I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO.

25
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE?
  • THIS IS HIS PET.
  • THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.
  • THAT SPIDER IS SCARY.
  • THAT IS SO GROSS!

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ADJECTIVE
  • THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.
  • THIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NOUNTHE SPIDER.
    WHICH SPIDER?

27
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
  • THIS IS HIS PET.
  • THIS REPLACES THE NOUN THE SPIDER.
  • THE SPIDER IS HIS PET.

28
ADJECTIVE
  • THAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS!

29
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
  • WHICH
  • WHAT
  • WHO
  • WHOM
  • WHOSE

30
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
  • THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE A QUESTION.
  • WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR?
  • WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW?
  • WHICH DO YOU PREFERDOGS OR CATS?
  • WHOSE LEPRECHAUN IS THIS?
  • TO WHOM ARE YOU SPEAKING?

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS
  • THAT
  • WHICH
  • WHO
  • WHOM
  • WHOSE

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS
  • INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (SUBORDINATE
    CLAUSES)
  • CHOCOLATE, WHICH I LOVE, IS YUMMY.
  • HE IS THE NEIGHBOR WHO I THINK IS A VAMPIRE!

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INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE
  • INTERROGATIVEINTRODUCES A QUESTION
  • RELATIVEBEGINS A SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

34
INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?
  • WHOSE DONKEY IS THAT?

35
INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?
  • WHICH CHEESE IS YOUR FAVORITE?

36
INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?
  • JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT NOVELS THAT KEEP ME
    TURNING THE PAGES.

37
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
  • REFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE
    SPECIFICALLY NAMED
  • SOME WERE THERE.
  • MANY WERE ABSENT.

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SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
  • ANYBODY NOBODY EACH
  • ANYONE NO ONE EITHER
  • ANYTHING NOTHING NONE
  • NEITHER
  • EVERYBODY SOMEBODY
  • EVERYONE SOMEONE
  • EVERYTHING SOMETHING

39
PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
  • BOTH
  • FEW
  • MANY
  • SEVERAL
  • USE PLURAL VERB FORMS
  • ARE, WERE, ETC.

40
SINGULAR OR PLURALINDEFINITE PRONOUNS
  • ALL
  • ANY
  • MORE
  • MOST
  • NONE
  • SOME

41
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
  • SOME WERE THERE.
  • LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE.

42
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
  • MANY WERE ABSENT.
  • ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT.
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