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Pronouns
•A pronoun is a word
used in place of a
noun or another
pronoun.
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.
Pronouns
• A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
• The word that a pronoun refers to is its
antecedent.
• Personal pronouns are one kind of pronoun.
• PERSON
NUMBER
GENDER
1st (speaker)
singular
masculine
2nd (spoken to)
plural
feminine
3rd (spoken about)
neuter
Personal Pronoun Chart
Nominative Case
NOMINATIVE
CASE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1st Person
I
we
2nd Person
you
you
3rd Person
he, she, it
they
• Nominative case pronouns are also known as
subject pronouns.
Subject Pronouns
• Subject
• We watched the movie.
• She and Peter provide refreshments.
• They went on vacation.
Personal Pronoun Chart
Objective Case
OBJECTIVE
CASE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1st Person
me
us
2nd Person
you
you
3rd Person
him, her, it
them
• An objective case pronoun is also known as an
object pronoun.
• Object pronouns can be used as the direct object,
indirect object, or the object of a preposition.
Object Pronouns
• Direct Object (answers whom? what?)
• The nation elected him in 1860.
• Uncle Tom took us to the museum.
• Indirect Object (answers to whom? to what?)
• Mom often told them amusing stories.
• Mr. Brown showed me ancient vases.
• Object of a preposition (follows preposition)
• The story was written by him.
• The vases had images painted on them.
Personal Pronoun Chart
Possessive Case
POSSESSIVE
CASE
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1st Person
my, mine
our, ours
2nd Person
your, yours
your, yours
3rd Person
his, her, hers, its
their, theirs
• Possessive Pronouns show possession or ownership.
• Possessive Pronouns take the place of possessive nouns.
• Possessive Pronouns DO NOT contain apostrophes.
Possessive Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns
•
•
•
•
•
Theirs are hanging in the closet.
That costume is his.
Your book is on the back shelf.
Have you seen mine?
My mom is an awesome chef!
Pronouns after
Than or As
• The words than and as are conjunctions used in
comparisons.
• Often these conjunctions join two clauses.
• Sometimes part of the second clause is omitted.
• You may need to mentally add the missing part of
the clause to determine if you need a subject
pronoun or an object pronoun.
Pronouns after
Than or As
• I’ve known Lisa longer than she.
• THINK: I’ve known Lisa longer than she [has known
Lisa].
• She is a subject pronoun used as the subject of the
clause: She has known Lisa.
• I’ve known Lisa longer than her.
• THINK: I’ve known Lisa longer than [I’ve known] her.
• Her is an object pronoun used as the direct object of
the clause: I’ve known her.
Agreement of Pronouns
and Antecedents
• A word to which a pronoun refers is called its
antecedent.
• Pronouns MUST agree with their antecedents
in person, number, and gender.
• PERSON
NUMBER
GENDER
1st (speaker)
singular
masculine
2nd (spoken to)
plural
feminine
3rd (spoken about)
neuter
Interrogative Pronouns
• An interrogative pronoun is used to ask a question.
• The interrogative pronouns are:
• who, whom, whose, which, what
• WHO refers to persons. It is often the subject of the
sentence.
• Who visited New York?
• WHOM refers to persons. It is the direct object or the
object of a preposition.
• Whom did you visit there?
• To whom did you recommend the book?
Interrogative Pronouns
• WHOSE is used when asking about possession.
• Whose is this book?
• WHICH is used when asking about a group.
• Which of the other states would you like to
visit?
• WHAT is used when asking about things or
seeking information.
• What is the book about?
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.
Indefinite Pronouns
• An indefinite pronoun refers to any or all of a group of
people, places, or things.
• Singular
• another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either,
everybody, everyone, everything, much, neither, nobody, no
one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something
• Plural
• both, few, many, others, several
• Both singular and plural
• all, any, more, most, none, some
Agreement with
Indefinite Pronouns
• When an indefinite pronoun acts as the subject of
the sentence, the verb needs to agree with it in
number.
• Singular
• No one is able to predict an earthquake.
• All of the building was destroyed.
• Plural
• Both are good ideas for projects.
• All of the buildings were destroyed.