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PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. examples: Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework. Ask Dan if he has done his homework. Susie and Sally went to the movies. They went to the movies. **ANTECEDENT-THE NOUN THAT THE PRONOUN REPLACES** ex. The book lists inventors and it is fascinating. (“It” is the pronoun and “book” is the antecedent.) **A PRONOUN MUST AGREE WITH ITS ANTECEDENT IN NUMBER AND GENDER.** A pronoun may be singular or plural in number and masculine(male), feminine (female), or neuter (referring to things) in gender. ex. Mrs. Peters is a librarian. She recommends books. I like reading about inventors. They inspire me to think creatively. **WHEN YOU USE PRONOUNS, MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ANTECEDENTS ARE CLEAR. ** THIS IS KNOWN AS PRONOUN REFERENCE. PERSONAL PRONOUNS A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). There are three cases: nominative, objective, and possessive. The way a pronoun is used in a sentence determines its case. Subject and predicate pronouns use the nominative case. Object pronouns use the objective case. Possessive pronouns use the possessive case. (Some authorities prefer to call possessive forms of pronouns (such as my, his, and their) adjectives. Possessive pronouns never have apostrophes. If the pronoun “I’ or “me” is part of a compound subject or object, it is polite to put yourself last. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS Interrogative pronouns introduce questions. They are what, which, who, whom, and whose ex. What is the best brand of yogurt? **Who or Whom** Who-nominative case for subject and predicate nominative Whom-objective case for direct object, object of the preposition, and indirect object. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS Demonstrative pronouns point out something and stand alone in a sentence. This (singular) and these (plural) point out something nearby. That (singular) and those (plural) point out something at a distance. ex. That is a new chair. I found those in the forest. ***IF THIS, THAT, THESE, AND THOSE ARE USED DIRECTLY BEFORE A NOUN RATHER THAN IN PLACE OF A NOUN, IT IS FUNCTIONING AS AN ADJECTIVE RATHER THAN AS A PRONOUN. *** ex. This is a huge building. (demonstrative pronoun) This building is huge. (demonstrative adjective) REFLEXIVE AND INTENSIVE PRONOUNS A reflexive pronoun directs the action of the verb back to the subject. Singular myself yourself himself, herself, itself Plural ourselves yourselves themselves ***DO NOT USE HISSELF OR THEIRSELVES*** ********The same pronouns may also be used to intensify a statement. An INTENSIVE PRONOUN adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named. The intensive pronoun comes DIRECTLY AFTER the noun it is emphasizing. ex. The students themselves organized the assembly.