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Pronouns
Pronouns take the place
of one or more nouns and
the words that describe
those nouns within a
sentence.
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns are used to
refer to people or things.
Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns are pronouns
in the nominative case used as
the subject of a sentence.
Personal Pronouns
Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems;
they
they are about everyday life.
Subject
Personal Pronouns
Subject
She
She was born in Topeka, Kansas,
but grew up in Chicago.
Object Pronouns
Object pronouns are a pronouns
in the objective case used as the
object of a verb or a preposition.
Personal Pronouns
Slang and the rhythms of jazz
and the blues are important to
her.
her
Object
Personal Pronouns
The poet, Langston Hughes,
gave her
her literary advice.
Object
Personal Pronouns
Subject
Brooks always loved poetry; she
she
wrote itit from the age of seven.
Object
Personal Pronouns
her
Brook taught poetry to her
students, she
she was a role model
for them.
them
Subject
Object
Personal Pronouns
Subject
In 1949 she
she wrote a poetry
collection called Annie Allen.
Personal Pronouns
Subject
It made Brooks the first black
It
poet to receive a Pulitzer Prize.
Personal Pronouns
The combination of street talk
and American verse will amuse
you.
you
Object
Pronouns and
Antecedents
The noun or group of words that
a pronoun refers to is call the
antecedent.
Pronouns and
Antecedents
They have two books by Alcott in
the school library.
Correct
Incorrect
Correct Sentence
Are you sure the sentence is
correct?
Who is they?
Incorrect Sentence
You are right! The sentence is
incorrect!
Who was they? We don’t know
because the pronoun doesn’t
have a clear antecedent.
Pronouns and
Antecedents
Louisa May Alcott lived near
Boston, Massachusetts. They
had many famous neighbors.
Correct
Incorrect
Correct Sentence
Are you sure the sentence is
correct?
Who is they?
Incorrect Sentence
Nice job!
Louisa May Alcott is the noun being
replaced
The subject is singular.
The personal pronoun used should
be SHE.
Pronouns and
Antecedents
Alcott made dresses for extra
money. Many women paid her to
make dresses for ____.
her
them
CORRECT!!
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Incorrect
Many women is the group of
words being replaced
The subject is plural.
The personal pronoun used
should be them.
Pronouns
Jo turns down a marriage proposal
to the boy next door. She hurts ___
greatly with the rejection.
him
his
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Incorrect
The boy next door is the group
of words being replaced
The subject is singular.
The personal pronoun used
should be him.
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns refer to a
noun or another pronoun and
indicates that the same person
or thing is involved.
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive
You should occupy yourselves
yourselves by
reading one of Edgar Allan Poe’s
tales.
Reflexive Pronouns
Poe did not think himself
himself a writer
of inferior material.
Reflexive
Reflexive Pronouns
Edgar Allan Poe has endeared
himself
himself to many horror readers
Reflexive
Intensive Pronouns
Intensive pronouns are pronouns
that add emphasis to a noun or
pronoun already named.
Intensive Pronouns
His first three books of poetry
themselves not successful.
were themselves
Intensive
Intensive Pronouns
Poe himself had a high opinion
of his abilities.
Intensive
Intensive Pronouns
One of his first tales was superb;
itself won a $100 prize.
the tale itself
Intensive
Pronouns
I _____ wrote a review of a
book by Horatio Alger.
myself
itself
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Incorrect
The pronoun “I” is being
intensified.
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Pronouns
I found _____ inspired by the
character’s adventures.
herself
myself
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Incorrect
The pronoun “I” is being
reflected by another pronoun.
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Pronouns
Read a story _____ about
making hard work into a fortune.
yourself
itself
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Incorrect
The noun “story” is not being
intensified.
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Pronouns
Alger’s life _____seems like one
of his success stories.
himself
itself
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Incorrect
The noun “Alger’s” is not being
reflected by the pronoun.
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Pronouns
I _____ wrote a review of a
book by Horatio Alger.
myself
herself
CORRECT!!
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Incorrect
The pronoun “I” is being
intensified.
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Using Pronouns
Correctly
Heidi entertained _____ readers.
us
we
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Incorrect
You are looking for an object
pronoun.
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Using Pronouns
Correctly
Steffi and ____ read the story
last weekend.
me
I
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Incorrect
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pronoun.
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Using Pronouns
Correctly
Heidi is an orphan; Grandfather
takes care of ___.
she
her
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pronoun.
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Using Pronouns
Correctly
___ and Grandfather live in the
Swiss Alps.
Her
She
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Incorrect
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pronoun.
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Demonstrative
Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are
pronouns that point out
something.
This and these are nearby.
That and those are far away.
Demonstrative
Pronouns
Demonstrative
--nearby
This is the mansion of Miss
This
Havisham.
Demonstrative
Pronouns
Demonstrative
—far away
That was the time on the clocks.
That
Demonstrative
Pronouns
Demonstrative
—far away
Those are her bridal clothes.
Those
Demonstrative
Pronouns
Demonstrative
--nearby
These are the payments from a
These
stranger.
Interrogative
Pronouns
Interrogative—
object of
married
To whom
whom was Joe married?
Interrogative
Pronouns
Interrogative—
object of see
Whom did Miss Havisham see?
Whom
Interrogative
Pronouns
Interrogative—
object of
married
To whom
whom did Estella get
married?
Interrogative
Pronouns
Interrogative—
subject
Who becomes Pip’s guardian?
Who
Interrogative
Pronouns
Interrogative—
object of turn
To whom
whom does Pip turn for help?
Interrogative
Pronouns
Interrogative—
subject
Who paid Lawyer Jaggers?
Who