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Pronouns and Antecedents
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Pre-Teach Quiz!!!
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1. What is a pronoun?
2. What is an antecedent?
3. How many pronouns are used in this slide?
4. How many kinds of pronouns are there?
5. What is Parker’s favorite pronoun?
Answers!!!!!!!
 Oh my gosh. Here are the answers:
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1. A pronoun is a word used to represent a noun.
2. An antecedent is the noun a pronoun represents.
3. There was 1 pronoun.
4. There are 8 kinds of pronouns.
5. Parker’s favorite pronoun is they.
Pronouns!!!
 Pronouns are words used to represent nouns.
 Example:
 Animals really like ice cream. They also likes cheese.
 It makes it easier to say they instead of saying animals again.
 The word they is the pronoun.
 Antecedents are the nouns represented by the pronouns.
 In the example, the word animals is the antecedent.
 Not all pronouns refer to antecedents.
 Example:
 Everyone likes pie.
Pronouns and Antecedents
 Pronouns and antecedents must agree in number.
 Bad Example:
 The old man is tired. They will go to sleep soon.
 Good Example:
 The old man is tired. He will go to bed soon.
 They must also agree in gender.
 Bad Example:
 The man loves salad. She is going to eat it now.
 Good Example:
 The man loves salad. He is going to eat it now.
Kinds of Pronouns
 There are 8 kinds of pronouns.
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Person Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Reciprocal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
 Personal Pronouns are pronouns that take the place of
specific nouns (names of people, places, things, and ideas)
 The personal pronouns are:
 I, you, he, she, it, they, we, me, him, her, us, them, my, your,
his, her, our, and their.
 There are 3 types of personal pronouns. They are:
 Subject Pronouns
 Object Pronouns
 Possessive Pronouns
A Dedication
This slide is dedicated to Brandon Carr and I, who had to
do all of our projects in one night. God bless our souls.
Subject Pronouns
 Subject pronouns take the place of the subject of the
sentence.
 Example:
 Jerry likes pupcakes. He eats them all the time.
 The subject pronouns are:
 I, he, she, you, it, they, and we.
Object Pronouns
 Object pronouns take the place of the object in the
sentence.
 Example:
 Someone punched Chinghow in the face. This made her
very mad.
 The Object Pronouns are:
 Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them.
Possessive Pronouns
 Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that is
showing possession over something.
 Example:
 Jerry looked at the man. In an instant, Jerry stole his
golden horse.
 The Possessive Pronouns are:
 My, your, his, her, our, and their.
Personal Pronouns (Continued)
 Personal Pronouns can be characterized by person.
 1st person
 Refers to the speaker.
 1st person singular: I, me.
 1st person plural: we, us.
 2nd person
 Refers to person or people being spoken to.
 2nd person singular: you
 2nd person plural: you
 3rd person
 Refers to people being spoken about.
 3rd person singular: he, she, him, her
 3rd person plural: they, them
Demonstrative Pronouns
 They identify or point to nouns.
 The Demonstrative Pronouns are this, that, these, those, and
such.
 As an object, that refers to something you just saw or heard.
 Those is the plural form of that.
 As an object, this refers to a recent experience.
 These is the plural form of this.
 As a subject, this, that, these, and those can be used to refer to
objects and people.
 Such refers to an explanation just made.
 Example:
 Such is my belief.
Relative Pronouns
 The relative pronouns are who, whom, whoever,
whomever, which, and that.
 Relative Pronouns relate groups of words to nouns or
other pronouns.
 Examples:
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The cow who likes grass.
The lobster that likes little boys.
The clown which likes 80’s music.
Jerry will play with whomever he wants.
Indefinite Pronouns
 The indefinite pronouns are everybody, anybody,
somebody, all, each, every, some, none, and one.
 Indefinite pronouns do not substitute for specific
nouns, but function themselves as nouns.
 Examples:
 Everybody loves that guy who lives down the street.
 Some like to go to Europe.
 Somebody thinks I’m stupid!
Intensive Pronouns
 The intensive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself,
herself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
 Intensive Pronouns are used to emphasize a noun.
 Example:
 I myself do not know who that tall, skinny man in the suit
is.
Reflexive Pronouns
 The reflexive pronouns are the same as the intensive
pronouns.
 The difference is, reflexive pronouns indicate that the
subject is receiving the action of the verb.
 Examples:
 You are getting married to yourself???
 They started kicking themselves…
 Jeff will start to throw books at himself.
Interrogative Pronouns
 The interrogative pronouns are who, which, and what.
 Interrogative pronouns introduce questions.
 Examples:
 Who is that?
 Which one will you choose?
 What in the name of Christopher is that?!?!?!
 They also introduce noun clauses.
 Examples:
 We know who is guilty.
 I need to know what you did.
Reciprocal Pronouns
 The reciprocal pronouns are each other and one
another.
 Reciprocal pronouns are used to combine ideas.
 Example:
 Bill likes Sally, and Sally likes Bill. = Bill and Sally like each
other.
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