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Title: Pronouns


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Pronouns
  • words that take the place of nouns
  • (Antecedentthe noun that the pronoun replaces)

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Purpose of a Pronoun
  • 1. Maggie loves to swim. Maggie also loves to
    ski.
  • 2. Marcus ran to the store. Marcus ran to the
    store to get dinner. Then, Marcus cooked his
    dinner. Finally, Marcus ate his dinner.
  • 3. This is a good book. I will loan the book to
    you.
  • 4. My dad planted flowers. After my dad watered
    the flowers, the flowers grew tall.

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Personal Pronouns
  • I, me, mine, we, us, ours, he, she, it, him, her,
    his, its, hers, you, you (pl.), yours, they,
    them, theirs
  • Qualities of pronoun
  • Person
  • Number
  • Gender
  • Case

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The Person of Pronoun
  • First person the speaker
  • I, me, we, us
  • Second person the person spoken to
  • you
  • Third person the person/thing spoken about
  • he, him, she, her, it, they, them

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The Number of a Pronoun
  • Singular replaces singular noun
  • I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it
  • Plural replaces plural noun
  • We, us, you, they, them

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The Gender of a Pronoun
  • Masculine male
  • He, him, I, me, we, us, they, them, you
  • Feminine female
  • She, her, I, me, we, us, they, them, you
  • Neuter object
  • It, they, them

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  • A student can learn to depend on their own merit
    for success. 
  • 2. Take the radio out of the car and fix it.
  • If the fans dont buy all the peanuts, pack them
    away until the next game.
  • 4. We get so tired of listening to him drone on
    about this stuff that you want to fall out of
    your chair.

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Pronoun Case
  • 1. Tom and me will buy the gift for her.
  • 2. It was them who called last night.
  • 3. That was her in the bright yellow car.
  • 4. Buffy and me live the furthest away.
  • 5. Mom gave the book to Suzy and I.

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Nominative Case Pronoun
  • Subjects or Subjective Complement
  • I, we, he, she, they
  • Tom and (I , me) went fishing yesterday.
  • That was (he , him) in the duck costume.

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Objective Case Pronouns
  • Direct Object, Indirect Object, Object of the
    preposition
  • Me, us, him, her, them
  • Please give Betsy and (she/her) the book.
  • My mom asked my brother and (I/me) to be quiet.
  • We received a card from Suzy and (he/him).

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Possessive Pronouns
  • Do not use apostrophes. Only pronoun contractions
    use apostrophes.
  • Mine, ours, yours, theirs, his, hers, its
  • Itspossessive
  • Itsit is
  • Their possessive
  • Theyre they are
  • Your possessive
  • Youre you are

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  • Were going to Mexico this weekend. Its going to
    be fun.
  • 2. Did you finish youre homework?
  • 3. Their having lunch at Chipotle.
  • 4. Martha took Bens book. Who took hers?

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Compound Pronoun
  • Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, herself,
    himself, itself, themselves
  • Can only be used when antecedent is present
  • Himself and I are running the marathon.
  • The class and myself will decorate the gym.

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VIE p. 311-313
  • Write down one interrogative pronoun.
  • Which interrogative pronoun is only used in
    nominative case?
  • Which interrogative pronoun is only used in
    objective case?

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Interrogative Pronouns
  • Who persons (nominative case)
  • Whom persons (objective case)
  • Which persons or things
  • What things/asking for information
  • Whose shows possession (dont confuse with
    whos who is)

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  • 1. What painter do you like best?
  • 2. Whom was awarded the medal?
  • 3. To who will you give the cookie?
  • 4. For who is the letter?
  • 5. Whom invited the ants to our picnic?
  • 6. Who should we ask for the money?

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Distributive Pronouns
  • Refers to each person, place, or thing,
    separately.
  • Each, Either, Neither (p. 314) ALWAYS SINGULAR
    IN NUMBER
  • I think that neither of the clocks (is/are)
    correct.
  • Neither of your brothers (has/have) red hair like
    you.
  • Each of the students is responsible for
    (his/their) own work.

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Indefinite Pronouns
  • Refers to no specific person, place, or thing
  • (p. 315). Some are singular some are plural and
    some can be singular or plural.
  • Everyone receives a good grade for (her/their)
    work.
  • Everything on the bookcases is in
    (its/its/their) proper spot.

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Avoid double negative!
  • Didnt (nobody/anybody) see my book?
  • Wasnt (nothing/anything) left in the store?
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