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Pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun or
a group of words acting as a noun.
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Subject and Object Pronouns
S Subject Pronouns
S I, we
S You
S He, she, it, they
Object Pronouns
me, us
you
him, her, it, them
Examples:
(Incorrect) The firefighters described how the firefighters did the firefighters’
jobs.
(Correct) The firefighters described how they did their jobs.
**Be sure to name your noun BEFORE you replace it with a pronoun.
Possessive Pronouns:
words used to show ownership
S My, mine, our, ours
S Your, yours
S His, her, hers, its, their, theirs
Examples:
1.
My book is overdue at our library.
2.
Look at their puppy; he is learning new tricks.
3.
Your mother is very nice.
**Practice writing sentences using possessive pronouns.
Personal Pronouns:
refers to the person speaking
(first person), the person spoken
to (second person), or the
person, place, or thing spoken
about (third person)
S Singular pronouns
Plural Pronouns
1st person:
I, me, my, mine
we, us, our, ours
2nd person:
you, your, yours
you, your, yours
3rd person:
he, him, his,
they, them, their, theirs
she, her, hers,
it, its
Examples:
1.
The students received their awards at the ceremony.
2.
She looked forward to finding the prize.
3.
Why are you wearing those pants?
**Practice pg. 304 ex. 14 (old book)
Antecedents:
the noun (or group of words acting as a
noun) for which the pronoun
stands/replaces
1. The firefighters described how they did their jobs.
(Antecedent)
(Pronouns)
2. The rescue worker appeared. She appeared to be unharmed.
(Antecedent)
(Pronoun)
**Some pronouns will not have antecedents!** Also, double check yourself- replace
the pronoun with the antecedent. Does it make sense? Most of the time it
should!!
Everyone knows what the truth is.
The pronoun “everyone” does not have an antecedent because it is unclear who
they are talking about.
Practice pg. 303 ex. 13 (old book)
Reflexive Pronouns
S Reflexive Pronouns: refers to the subject and is necessary to
the meaning of the sentence.
S reflexive (adj.) [grammar]: reflecting back on the subject,
like a mirror
S We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to refer back
to the subject of the sentence or clause. Reflexive
pronouns end in "-self" (singular) or "-selves" (plural).
Reflexive Pronouns
There are eight reflexive pronouns:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
myself
ourselves
yourself
yourselves
herself, himself, itself
themselves
EXAMPLES:
John saw me. (Does not refer to the same person)
versus
I saw myself in the mirror. (Reflexive because it refers to the same person)
Why does he blame you? (Does not refer to the same person)
versus
Why do you blame yourself? (Reflexive because it refers to the same person)
Intensive Pronouns
S Intensive Pronouns: emphasize a noun or another
pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning of the
sentence.
S In English, intensive pronouns are the same as
reflexive pronouns, but an intensive pronoun is
different from a reflexive, because the intensive
pronoun can be removed without altering the
meaning of the sentence.
S They are used to add emphasis to a statement; for
example, "I did it myself."
Intensive Pronouns
Look at these examples:
1. I made it myself. OR I myself made it.
2. Have you yourself seen it? OR Have you seen it yourself?
3. The President himself promised to stop the war.
4. She spoke to me herself. OR She herself spoke to me.
5. The exam itself wasn't difficult, but exam room was horrible.
6. Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.
7. You yourselves asked us to do it.
Demonstrative Pronouns:
points out a specific person, place,
or thing
A demonstrative pronoun will generally appear at the beginning of a sentence,
its antecedent later in the sentence. However, sometimes the demonstrative
pronoun will be found after its antecedent.
Singular pronouns: this, that
Plural pronouns: these, those
Examples:
1.
That has always been my favorite subject.
2.
We met an EMT and a doctor. These were the most interesting speakers.
3.
This is Carl’s.
Practice pg. 305 ex. 15 (old book)
Relative Pronouns
S Relative Pronouns: Introduces a subordinate clause
(sometimes called dependent clause)
S Every clause contains a subject and a verb – not all clauses
express complete thoughts
S
Independent Clause: expresses a complete thought
S
Subordinate Clause: does not express a complete thought
S RELATIVE PRONOUNS
That
Which
Whichever
Who
Whoever
Whom
Whose
Whosever
Whomever
Relative Pronouns
SIDE NOTE: Relative Pronouns introduce subordinate clauses,
but so do subordinate conjunctions
* Remember - A CONJUNCTION is a word that connects or
joins together words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTIONS
After
Since
When
Although
So That
Whenever
As
Supposing
Where
Because
Than
Whereas
Before
That
Wherever
But that
Though
Whether
If
Though
Which
In order that
Till
While
Unless
Who
No matter
Until
Why
What
Even Though
* Examples of independent versus subordinate conjunctions –
page 112 in new grammar book
Indefinite Pronouns:
refers to a person ,place, or thing that
is NOT specifically named
Singular
Plural
everyone
Singular or Plural
another
much
some
anybody
neither
everything
few
any
anyone
nobody
little
many
more
anything
no one
somebody
others
most
each
nothing
someone
several
none
either
one
something
both
all
everybody
other
Examples:
1.
Many of the students are on the honor roll.
2.
Everything was in place before the guests arrived.
3.
None of the jackets were his.
4.
Several of the books looked interesting.
Practice pg. 307 ex. 17 (old book)
Interrogative Pronouns:
words that are used to begin a
question
Most interrogative pronouns do not have antecedents.
What, which, who, whom, whose
Examples:
1.
What did the doctor say?
2.
Which is the best treatment?
3.
Who wants to be a doctor?
Practice pg. 306 ex. 16 (old book)