Title: Pronouns
1Pronouns
She
I
He
2Pronouns
- A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or
another pronoun.
3Example
- 1.Marie went for a walk.
- She went for a walk.
- In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that
takes the place of the noun Marie.
4Antecedents
- An antecedent is the noun the pronoun replaces or
refers to. - Jane and Margaret went shopping they bought a
new book at the store. - Jane and Margaret is the antecedent. Theyis
the pronoun that replaces it.
5Pronouns(Nominative, Objective, Possessive Case)
- Nominative - subject pronouns
- We played soccer.
- We is a subjective case pronoun
- Objective Case, object pronouns
- She kicked it.
- It is a pronoun and it is receiving the
action- it is being kicked. - Possessive case pronoun shows ownership
- The boys left their bookbags at school.
6Personal/Possessive Pronouns
- Singular Plural
- I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours
- You, your, yours you, your, yours
- He, she, it, him her they, them, their
- his, its, hers theirs
7Object Pronouns
- Singular Plural
- me us
- you you
- him, her, it them
- (whom, whoever)
88 Types of Pronouns
- Personal/Possessive
- Reflexive
- Intensive
- Demonstrative
- Indefinite
- Relative
- Interrogative
91. Personal Pronouns
- A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking,
the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. - Karen ate pizza.
- She was hungry.
- The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers
to "Karen."
10ME!
11Possessive Pronouns
- Take the place of a possessive noun (show
ownership). - Matthews book is on Matthews desk.
- Replace the second Matthews with a pronoun.
12Examples
Singular Plural
First Person I, me, my, mine We, us, our, ours
Second Person You, your, yours You, your , yours
Third person He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its They, them, their, theirs
132. Reflexive Pronouns
- A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to
the subject and is necessary to the meaning of
the sentence. It ends in "-self" or
-selves - Bob enjoyed himself at the gym.
- Himself is a reflexive pronoun it is necessary
for the sentence - to make sense.
143. Intensive Pronouns
- An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another
pronoun. It also end in self or selves. - It is not necessary to the meaning of the
sentence. - Did you decorate the room yourself?
- yourself is not necessary to include.
15Reflexive and Intensive Examples
Singular Plural
Myself Ourselves
Yourself Yourselves
Himself Themselves
Herself
itself
16Reflexive- NECESSARY Intensive- UNECESSARY
To lift weights, one must FLEX their muscles. However, one doesnt have to be INTENSE and make grunting and growling noises.
Grrrr
174. Indefinite Pronouns
- An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to
persons, places, or things, in general. It may or
may not be specifically named. - Someone stole my wallet!
- The word "someone" is the
- indefinite pronoun.
- The indefinite pronoun that is a subject must
agree with the verb in number.
18Indefinite Exampes
Singular Plural
Anybody, anyone, Each, either, Every, everybody, Everyone, Neither, nobody, No one, nothing, one Both Many Few several
195. Demonstrative Pronouns
- A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that
replaces and points out a person, place, thing,
or idea. - This That These Those
- These are sour.
- The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun it
replaces the word lemons.
206. Interrogative Pronouns
- An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
- Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns.
- Who wrote Twilight?
- The word Who" is an interrogative pronoun.
217. Relative Pronouns
- Pronouns that introduce a relative clause that
relates to another word in the sentence. - Who, whom, whose, which, that
- The boy who cried wolf was attacked at the end of
the story.