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PRONOUNSPRONOUNSOur handy, dandy, friends… handy, dandy, friends…
They give us short cuts!They give us short cuts!
PRONOUNSPRONOUNSTAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN
OR A PRONOUNOR A PRONOUN
The boy looks at the The boy looks at the booksbooks. .
REPLACE THE REPLACE THE NOUNSNOUNS!!
The The boyboy looks at the looks at the booksbooks. .
He He looks atlooks at them. them.
REPLACE THE REPLACE THE NOUNS!NOUNS!
The The studentsstudents listened to listened to Mrs. Puff.Mrs. Puff.
TheyThey listened to listened to herher. .
What about…?What about…?Mrs. CochrenMrs. Cochren wants wants ice ice
creamcream..
SheShe wants wants whatwhat??
Pronouns replace Pronouns replace nouns!nouns!
The The flavorsflavors look tasty! look tasty!_______look tasty._______look tasty.
AllAll
MostMost
Some Some
WhichWhich
ThoseThose
Antecedent Antecedent ExamplesExamples
WhoWho wants a refreshing root wants a refreshing root beer float? beer float?
To which noun is “To which noun is “who”who” referring or referring or replacing?replacing?
You should know…You should know… A pronoun A pronoun takes the placetakes the place of a noun! of a noun!
Each pronoun has an Each pronoun has an antecedentantecedent (stated (stated or unstated). or unstated).
Antecedent = the Antecedent = the wordword the pronoun the pronoun refers torefers to or or replacesreplaces
Antecedent exampleAntecedent example
The The dogdog chased the chased the catscats..
ItIt chased chased themthem..
Antecedent Antecedent ExamplesExamples
Scooby DooScooby Doo, where are , where are youyou? ?
PERSONAL PERSONAL PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
SINGULARSINGULAR
FIRST PERSONFIRST PERSON I, ME, MY, MINEI, ME, MY, MINE
SECOND PERSON SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURSYOU, YOUR, YOURS
THIRD PERSON THIRD PERSON HE, HIM, HISHE, HIM, HIS SHE, HER, HERSSHE, HER, HERS
IT, ITSIT, ITS
PERSONAL PERSONAL PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
PLURALPLURAL
FIRST PERSONFIRST PERSON WE, US, OUR, OURSWE, US, OUR, OURS
SECOND PERSON SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURSYOU, YOUR, YOURS
THIRD PERSON THIRD PERSON THEY, THEM, THEY, THEM,
THEIR, THEIRSTHEIR, THEIRS
NOTESNOTES
PRONOUN =PRONOUN =
TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUNTAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN
ANTECEDENT =ANTECEDENT =
THE NOUN TO WHICH THE THE NOUN TO WHICH THE PRONOUN PRONOUN
IS REFERRING OR REPLACING IS REFERRING OR REPLACING
TYPES OF TYPES OF PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
PERSONALPERSONAL REFLEXIVEREFLEXIVE INTENSIVEINTENSIVE DEMONSTRATIVEDEMONSTRATIVE INTERROGATIVEINTERROGATIVE INDEFINITE INDEFINITE RELATIVERELATIVE
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNSREFLEXIVE PRONOUNSREFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND REFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND
IS NECESSARY TO THE IS NECESSARY TO THE MEANING MEANING
SPONGE BOB ENJOYS SPONGE BOB ENJOYS HIMSELFHIMSELF AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.
Reflexive PronounsReflexive Pronouns
First personFirst person myself, ourselvesmyself, ourselves
Second personSecond person yourself, yourselvesyourself, yourselves
Third person Third person himself, herselfhimself, herself
itself, themselvesitself, themselves
Reflexive ExampleReflexive ExampleThe artist prided The artist prided himselfhimself of of
his masterpiece. his masterpiece.
Intensive PronounsIntensive Pronouns Emphasizes another noun or pronoun Emphasizes another noun or pronoun
and is unnecessary to the meaning. and is unnecessary to the meaning. It intensifies the meaning!It intensifies the meaning!
Mrs. Cochren Mrs. Cochren herselfherself popped the popped the popcorn!popcorn!
Intensive ExamplesIntensive Examples
Did you draw Bigfoot Did you draw Bigfoot yourselfyourself? ?
Intensive PronounsIntensive Pronouns
First personFirst person myself, ourselvesmyself, ourselves
Second personSecond person yourself, yourselvesyourself, yourselves
Third person Third person himself, herselfhimself, herself
itself, themselvesitself, themselves
REFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVEREFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVE
Reflexive = requiredReflexive = required Intensive = intensifierIntensive = intensifier
The students raised the money The students raised the money themselvesthemselves..
They motivated They motivated themselvesthemselves to work to work hard. hard.
DEMONSTRATIVEDEMONSTRATIVETHESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT THESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT
A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.IDEA.
ThisThis is the best candy. is the best candy.
Are Are thesethese good treats? good treats?
DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
THISTHISTHAT THAT THESE THESE THOSETHOSE
DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
THESETHESE ARE MINE. ARE MINE. THE SHOES ARE MINE. THE SHOES ARE MINE.
DID YOU SEE DID YOU SEE THATTHAT?? DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?
I WANT TO BUY I WANT TO BUY THISTHIS. . I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO. I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO.
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE?OR ADJECTIVE?
THISTHIS IS HIS PET. IS HIS PET. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.
THAT SPIDER IS SCARY.THAT SPIDER IS SCARY.THATTHAT IS SO GROSS! IS SO GROSS!
ADJECTIVEADJECTIVE THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.
THISTHIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH SPIDER?SPIDER?
DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNPRONOUN
THISTHIS IS HIS PET. IS HIS PET.
THISTHIS REPLACES THE NOUN “THE REPLACES THE NOUN “THE SPIDER”.SPIDER”.
THE SPIDERTHE SPIDER IS HIS PET. IS HIS PET.
ADJECTIVEADJECTIVETHAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS! THAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS!
INTERROGATIVE INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
WHICHWHICH WHATWHAT WHOWHO WHOMWHOM WHOSE WHOSE
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNSINTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE A QUESTION.A QUESTION.
WHOWHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR?WHATWHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW? IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW?WHICHWHICH DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR
CATS?CATS?WHOSEWHOSE LEPRECHAUN IS THIS? LEPRECHAUN IS THIS?TO TO WHOMWHOM ARE YOU SPEAKING? ARE YOU SPEAKING?
RELATIVE RELATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
THAT THAT WHICH WHICH WHO WHO WHOMWHOMWHOSEWHOSE
RELATIVE RELATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (SUBORDINATE CLAUSES)(SUBORDINATE CLAUSES)
CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, WHICHWHICH I LOVE, IS I LOVE, IS YUMMY. YUMMY.
HE IS THE NEIGHBOR HE IS THE NEIGHBOR WHOWHO I THINK IS A I THINK IS A VAMPIRE! VAMPIRE!
INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVERELATIVE
INTERROGATIVE—INTERROGATIVE—INTRODUCES A QUESTION INTRODUCES A QUESTION
RELATIVE—BEGINS A RELATIVE—BEGINS A SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE CLAUSECLAUSE
INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?RELATIVE?
1)1) WHOSEWHOSE DONKEY IS THAT? DONKEY IS THAT?
INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?RELATIVE?
WHICHWHICH CHEESE IS YOUR CHEESE IS YOUR FAVORITE?FAVORITE?
INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?RELATIVE?
JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT NOVELS NOVELS THAT THAT KEEP ME KEEP ME TURNING THE PAGES.TURNING THE PAGES.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS
REFERREFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY NAMED
SOMESOME WERE THERE. WERE THERE.
MANYMANY WERE ABSENT. WERE ABSENT.
SINGULAR INDEFINITE SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS
ANYBODY NOBODY EACHANYBODY NOBODY EACHANYONEANYONE NO ONE NO ONE
EITHEREITHERANYTHINGANYTHING NOTHING NONE NOTHING NONE
NEITHERNEITHER
EVERYBODYEVERYBODY SOMEBODY SOMEBODYEVERYONEEVERYONE SOMEONE SOMEONE EVERYTHINGEVERYTHING SOMETHING SOMETHING
PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNSPLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
BOTH BOTH
FEW FEW
MANY MANY
SEVERALSEVERAL
USE PLURAL VERB FORMS—USE PLURAL VERB FORMS—
ARE, WERE, ETC. ARE, WERE, ETC.
SINGULAR OR PLURALSINGULAR OR PLURALINDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS
ALLALL
ANYANY
MORE MORE
MOST MOST
NONENONE
SOMESOME
INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS SOMESOME WERE THERE. WERE THERE.
LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE. LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE.
INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS
MANYMANY WERE ABSENT. WERE ABSENT.
ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT. ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT.