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PRONOUNS
• Wendy Scarlett Govea Donjuán
• Juan Carlos Ordoñez Reyes
• Marisol Alvarado Rebolloso
Definition
A pronoun replaces a noun or noun phrase. The replaced noun is
called the antecedent.
Generally (but not always) pronouns stand for (pro + noun) or refer
to a noun, an individual or individuals or thing or things (the
pronoun's antecedent) whose identity is made clear earlier in the text.
• Jhon lost my bag when he took it
In this sentence, he replace Jhon, and it replaces my bag
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns can be characterized or distinguished
by person.
• First person refers to the speaker(s) or writer(s) ("I" for
singular, "we" for plural).
• Second person refers to the person or people being spoken or
written to ("you" for both singular and plural).
• Third person refers to the person or people being spoken or
written about ("he," "she," and "it" for singular, "they" for
plural)
Demonstrative Pronouns
The family of demonstratives (this/that/these/those/such) can
behave either as pronouns or as determiners .
• That is incredible! (referring to something you just saw)
• I will never forget this. (referring to a recent experience)
As determiners, the demonstratives adjectivally modify a noun
that follows. A sense of relative distance (in time and space) can
be conveyed through the choice of these pronouns/determiners:
• These [pancakes sitting here now on my plate] are delicious.
• Those [pancakes that I had yesterday morning] were even better.
Relative Pronouns
The relative pronouns (who/whoever/which/that) relate groups of
words to nouns or other pronouns
Choosing correctly between which and that and
between who and whom leads to what are probably the most
Frequently Asked Questions about English grammar.
The pronoun which refers to things; who (and its forms) refers to
people; that usually refers to things, but it can also refer to people
in a general kind of way
Indefinite Pronouns
The indefinite pronouns (everybody/anybody/somebody/all/each/every/some/none/one) do
not substitute for specific nouns but function themselves as nouns
The indefinite pronoun none can be either singular or plural, depending on its
context. Some can be singular or plural depending on whether it refers to
something countable or noncountable
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"None of the food is fresh.“
There are other indefinite pronouns, words that double as Determiners:
enough, few, fewer, less, little, many, much, several, more, most, all, both, every, each, any, either,
neither, none, some
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Few will be chosen; fewer will finish.
Little is expected
Reflexive Pronouns
The reflexive pronouns indicate that the sentence subject also
receives the action of the verb.
“Students who cheat on this quiz are only hurting themselves.”
What this means is that whenever there is a reflexive pronoun in a
sentence there must be a person to whom that pronoun can "reflect.“
When pronouns are combined, the reflexive will take either the first
person
• Juanita, Carlos, and I have deceived ourselves into believing in my uncle.
or, when there is no first person, the second person:
• You and Carlos have deceived yourselves.
Interrogative Pronouns
The interrogative pronouns (who/which/what) introduce questions.
• What is that? Who will help me? Which do you prefer?
Which is generally used with more specific reference than what.
Reciprocal Pronouns
The reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another. They are
convenient forms for combining ideas.
• If Bob gave Alicia a book for Christmas and Alicia gave Bob a book for
Christmas, we can say that they gave each other books (or that they gave books
to each other).
If more than two people are involved (let's say a whole book club),
we would say that they gave one another books.
Special TIP
Some pronouns can also be adjectives when they modify a
noun . Examples:
• my book
• that problem
Thanks
Questions
1. How the replaced noun is called?
2. Mention the special tip.
3. It is replaced by a pronoun.
4. What the function of a pronoun is?
5. These pronouns show ownership.
6. Mention ALL the personal pronouns.
7. Mention ALL the possessive pronouns.
8. Mention the FOUR the demonstrative pronouns.
9. Mention ALL interrogative pronouns.
10. Mention ALL the relative pronouns.
11. Mention SOME indefinite pronouns.
12. Mention ALL reflexive pronouns.
13. Mention the TWO reciprocal pronouns.
14. They are convenient forms for combining ideas.
15. They relate groups of words to nouns or other pronouns.
16. Personal pronouns can be characterized or distinguished
by person. Mention the three of them.
Grades
Marisol Alvarado Rebolloso
Wendy Scarlett Govea Donjuán
Juan Carlos Ordoñez Reyes
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