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Title: A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.


1
What is a pronoun?
  • A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or
    another pronoun.

2
Let's see an example!
  • 1.Marge went for
  • a walk.
  • She went for
  • a walk.
  • In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that
    takes the place of the noun Marge.

3
Types of Pronouns
  • 1
  • Personal pronouns refer to specific persons or
    things.
  • Karen ate pizza.
  • She was hungry.
  • The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers
    to "Karen."

4
Types of Pronouns
  • 2
  • Reflexive pronouns are personal pronouns that
    have "-self" or "-selves" added to the end.
  • Bob finished the homework himself.
  • The reflexive pronoun is "himself."

5
Types of Pronouns
  • 3
  • Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not
    refer to a specific person or thing.
  • Someone, anybody, and, everyone are indefinite
    pronouns.
  • Someone stole my wallet!
  • The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun.

6
Types of Pronouns
  • 4
  • A demonstrative pronoun is used to single out one
    or more nouns referred to in the sentence.
  • This, that, these, and those are demonstrative
    pronouns.
  • These lemons are sour.
  • The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun.

7
Types of Pronouns
  • 5
  • Interrogative pronouns are used to ask a
    question.
  • Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns.
  • Which shoes are mine?
  • The word "which" is an interrogative pronoun.

8
Types of Pronouns
  • 6
  • Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership,
    but they never have an apostrophe.
  • Ours, his, their, and her are possessive
    pronouns.
  • Those are his pencils.
  • The word "his" is a
  • possessive pronoun.

9
Fill In The Blank
  • 1
  • Kris went to the game. ____ brought her little
    brother with her.

10
Answer
  • Kris went to the game. She brought her
  • little brother with her.

11
Fill In The Blank
  • 2
  • Randy left ____ baseball glove at home.

12
Answer
  • Randy left his baseball glove at home.

13
Fill In The Blank
  • 3
  • _____ left a
  • book on the playground.

14
Answer
  • Someone left a
  • book on the playground.

15
Fill In The Blank
  • 4
  • _____ pair of shoes belongs to James?

16
Answer
  • Which pair of shoes belongs to James?

17
Fill In The Blank
  • 5
  • That beach blanket is ____.

18
Answer
  • That beach blanket is ours.
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