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Parts of Speech REVIEW:
Nouns:
 Nouns are person, place thing or idea
 Two categories: concrete and abstract, proper and common.
 How do you know if something is a noun? THE
 They function as subjects and objects in sentences.
Pronouns
 are noun substitutes.
 They are subjects and objects in sentence
 There are several categories: personal, possessive, interrogative, relative,
demonstrative, intensive & reflexive
 ANTECEDENTS: Determine the meaning of the pronoun.
 Will went to the party this weekend and he threw out fabulous party words.
THE CHART for PERSONAL PRONOUNS
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
OBJECT PRONOUNS (if the pronoun is
acting as a direct object, indirect object,
or object of the preposition.
I
Me
YOU
YOU
He, she, it
Him, her, it
We
Us
YOU
YOU
They
Them
Notes on Possessive pronouns - some of them function as adjectives – “her coat” “my
parents”
My, mine, his, its, her, hers, our, ours, their, theirs, your, yours
Reflexive (to link back to), intensive (right next to for emphasis),
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Carmen hurt herself
Carmen herself was not hurt
Relative (they introduce subordinate clauses)
Who
Whom
Which
Whose
That
The copy that I read was from the library
The people who live there are on vacation
Demonstrative
This, that, these, those
This is the one I want.
This seems to be my lucky day.
Indefinite
All, another, any, anybody, anyone, both, each, other, either, everybody, everyone, few,
many, most, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, other, several, some, somebody,
someone, such.
All of us are here.
Few of the cars were new.
Interrogative pronouns:
The main interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, and what.
(Whoever, whomever, whichever, and whatever can also be interrogative pronouns.)
Whom shall we ask?
Whose did they take?
Which is the greater?
What is that?
Now look at this question:
Which feat is the greater?
(This is not an interrogative pronoun. It is an interrogative adjective. The word Which modifies feat.
Therefore, it's an adjective.)
1- Whenever there is a double subject or object, split them up and it is easier to
determine which pronoun to use.
She and (I, me) planned the party.
Dad took (he, him) and (I, me) to the party.
Don will call for Karen and (I, me).
2- In comparisons we usually shorten our sentences omitting one or more words.
Example: We scored more runs than they (did).
Phil is taller than I (am).
3- Order of courtesy. Always put others first and yourself last in a sentence.
Incorrect: I and Susan went to the party.
Correct: Susan and I went to the party
4- If you are using a pronoun-noun combination use the same pronouns as if you
omitted the noun.
Only the two of (we, us) boys got a chance to play.
(We, us) girls can meet at our house.
5- After the verb “to be” and any of its forms, you always use the subject form of the
pronoun.
It is I
I am sure it was he.
6- Pronouns of the self:
Singular: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Never: hisself, ourself, theirselves
These are reflexive pronouns and are only used after the subject has already been
named in the sentence.
Incorrect: Myself, I don’t agree.
Correct: I repaired that table myself
Verbs – A verb is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a
statement.
 Action verbs may or may not take an object –a noun or pronoun that
completes the action by showing who or what is affected by the
action.
 Transitive – verbs that have an object
 versus Intransitive verbs – verbs that express an action without
objects.
Examples:
 The catcher dropped the ball
 The people believed the politician
 The people chuckled
 The car screeched.
1. The judges explained the contest rules.
2. The teacher misunderstood the student.
3. The teacher misunderstood.
4. She hated her broken rusty bike.
5. Susan cried.
Verbs cont.
Linking Verbs link to the subject of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that describes
or modifies it. The word that is linked to it is called a subject complement.
 The cook is the main suspect.
 This is she.
 She looks guilty
Common linking verbs are forms of “to be” – am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been,
have been, could have been,
Other common linking verbs are: appear, become, grow, look, remain, seem, smell,
sound, stay, taste - some of these can be linking or action verbs depending upon the
context.
 She looked puzzled
 She looked for clues.
In general you can substitute “seem” to determine if it is linking.