PRONOUNSa PRONOUN is used in place of

a noun or even a pronoun.

The ANTECDENT is the word that the pronoun stands for.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS• Refers to the person speaking (1st person).• Refers to the person spoken to (2nd person).• Refers to the one being spoken about (3rd person).

SINGULAR PLURAL

1st Person I, me, my, mine

we, us, our, ours

2nd Person you, yours, yours

you, your, yours

3rd Person he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its

they, them, their, theirs

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

I love daisies!!

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

They are beautiful flowers.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Do you like Daisies?

PERSONAL PRONOUNS1) My dad plays golf each

week with his friends.2) They aren’t

professionals, but they have fun.

3) I like to read; do you?4) Our class is reading

Zach’s Lie.5) She, you, or I will need

to find it.

With your group, find all of the

personal pronouns in the

following sentences.

How did you do??

1) My dad plays golf each week with his friends.

2) They aren’t but professionals they have fun.

3) I like to read; do you?

4) Our class is reading Zach’s Lie.

5) She, you, or I will need to find it.

REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE pronouns

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: refers to the

subject and is NECESSARY to

the meaning of the sentence.

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS:

emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence and IS

NOT NECESSARY to the messing of the

sentence.

REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE PRONOUNS

First Person myself, ourselves

Second Person yourself, yourselves

Third Person himself, herself, itself, themselves

Reflexive: Mrs. Jones enjoyed herself at the game.

Intensive: I myself enjoyed the game.

Let’s look at those two sentences again.

• Reflexive: Mrs. Jones enjoyed herself at the game.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: refers to the

subject and is NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence.

If you take out HERSELF, the

sentence is not clear!!!

Let’s look at those two sentences again.

• Intensive: I myself enjoyed the game.

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS:

emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence and

IS NOT NECESSARY to the

messing of the sentence.

If you take out MYSELF, the sentence is still clear.

REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE PRONOUNS

With your group, label the following pronouns

REFLEXIVE orINTENSIVE.

1) My dad bought himself a new putter.

2) Teachers themselves have homework, too.

3) Kathy considered herself to be lucky after her fall.

4) Larry himself loves French fries.

5) Sherry looked for a new dress herself.

Demonstrative Pronouns

This is awesome!

this thatthese those

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS points out a person, a place, or a thing

BEWARE!!!Demonstrative pronouns can

also be other things, too!!

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE: • Those shoes are bowling shoes!

Look for a noun after a demonstrative pronoun; If there is one. YOU HAVE A DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE!!!!

Demonstrative ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN??

1.Did you lose that?2.That dress is beautiful!3.These shoes are too small.4.That is mine.5.Did you get me this?

Demonstrative ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN??

1.Did you lose that? pronoun 2.That dress is beautiful! adjective

3.These shoes are too small. adj

4.That is mine. pronoun 5.Did you get me this? pronoun

Interrogative PronounsINTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS begin a question.

Who WhomWhichWhat

Whose

Whose dog is this?

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

*These are the most common indefinite pronouns; there are more*

many

few

any

No one

most

otherone

several

anyone

more

some

both

much

somebody

none

either

all each

everything

Find the indefinite pronoun

in each sentence. 1. That one belongs to Joey.2. Can anyone tell us the answer?3. Many of you will do well on the test.4. A few of you will drink milk tonight.5. Everything I do is wrong!

Your answers….1. That one belongs to Joey.2. Can anyone tell us the answer?3. Many of you will do well on the test.4. A few of you will drink milk tonight.5. Everything I do is wrong!

Relative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns begin subordinate clauses.That Who

WhichWhomWhose

A subordinate clause + a sentence= COMPLEX SENTENCE

The paper that you left at home was due today.

Complex Sentences…what is the subordinate clause?? What words is the relative

pronoun??1. The bug who is missing a leg is flopping

around on the floor.2. The missing book that I know nothing about

is now in the hall.3. The person whose name will not be revealed

donated over a million dollars to the hospital.

How did you do???

1. The bug who is missing a leg is flopping around on the floor.

2. The missing book that I know nothing about is now in the hall.

3. The person whose name will not be revealed donated over a million dollars to the hospital.