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• A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun. The word that is replaced by the pronoun is called the antecedent. 1.Marge went for a walk. 2. She went for a walk. In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marge. 1 Personal pronouns refer to specific persons or things. Karen ate pizza. She was hungry. The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen." 2 Reflexive pronouns are personal pronouns that have "-self" or "-selves" added to the end. Bob finished the homework himself. The reflexive pronoun is "himself." 3 Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing. Someone, anybody, and, everyone are indefinite pronouns. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun. 4 A demonstrative pronoun is used to single out one or more nouns referred to in the sentence. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. These lemons are sour. The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun. 5 Interrogative pronouns are used to ask a question. Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns. Which shoes are mine? The word "which" is an interrogative pronoun. 6 Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership, but they never have an apostrophe. Ours, his, theirs, and hers are possessive pronouns. Those are his pencils. The word "his" is a possessive pronoun. 1 Kris went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her. Kris went to the game. She brought her little brother with her. 2 Randy left ____ baseball glove at home. Randy left his baseball glove at home. 3 _____ left a book on the playground. Someone left a book on the playground. 4 _____ pair of shoes belongs to James? Which pair of shoes belongs to James? 5 That beach blanket is ____. That beach blanket is ours. Adjectives 1. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. careless is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Richard. Practice Adverbs Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. You can recognize adverbs easily because many of them are formed by adding -ly to an adjective. carelessly is an adverb that modifies the verb talks. Practice
