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Cristopher S . Hervas
Whats a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun or other pronoun.
Object
Possessive
me
my,
you
you
your,
Subject
Possesive
Third person
he, she, it
his, her, hers, its
Plural
First person
our, ours
Second person
your, yours
Third person
their, theirs
Object
him, her, it
we
us
you
you
they
them
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence
or as predicate pronoun after a linking verb.
Singular-I, you, he, she, It
Plural- We, you, they
Pronoun as Subject
Use the subject case of the pronoun when the
pronoun is the subject of a sentence. Remember, a
pronoun can be a part of a compound subject.
Friends often play on opposing teams. They
compete hard against each other. (They replaces
noun subject Friends)
Charlene and I play on different teams.
We stay friends no matter what.
Predicate Pronouns
A predicate pronoun follows a linking verb
and renames or refers to the subject. Use
the subject case for predicate pronouns.
Mrs. Sands is the coach. The coach is
she.
The best players are Aaron and I.
Remember, the most common linking
verbs are forms of the be verb: they
include is, am, are, was, were, been, has
been, have been, can be, will be, could
be, and should be.
OBJECT PRONOUNS
Object pronouns are personal pronouns used as direct
objects, as indirect objects, or as objects of
preposition.
Singular- me, you, him, her, it
Plural-us, you, them
Direct Object: receives the action of a verb and answers
the question whom or what?
True animal stories fascinate Jen. (fascinate whom?
Jen)
Do you like them?
Indirect Object: tells to whom or what of for whom or
what an action is performed.
Jen gave me a book about dolphins.
People gave him a heros welcome.
Possessive Pronouns
Heres the idea
Possessive pronouns are personal pronouns
used to show ownership or relationship.
The possessive pronouns my, your, her, his, our, and their
come before nouns.
Some of my best friends live in other countries.
All our correspondence is by e-mail.
Even their old computers are on-line now.
The possessive pronouns mine, ours, yours, his, hers, and
theirs can stand alone in a sentence.
The blue mouse pad is theirs. Ours is red.
Is that video game yours? Mine is broken.
Is his any good? Or should we play hers?
Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the
action of the verb back to the subject. Reflexive pronouns
are necessary to the meaning of a sentence.
The winners considered themselves lucky.
How do you prepare yourself for a game?
Notice that if you drop the reflexive pronoun, you change the
meaning of the sentence. (The winners considered lucky)
Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun emphasizes the noun or pronoun in the
same sentence. Intensive pronouns are not necessary to
the meaning of the sentence.
I myself just keep saying Well win!
The players themselves designed their uniforms.
Notice that when you drop the intensive pronoun, the
sentence still makes sense. (I just keep saying Well
win!)
INTERROGATIVES AND
DEMONSTRATIVES
Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to
introduce a question. Interrogative
pronouns include who, whom, what,
which, and whose.
Who has an animal for a friend?
What do you like best about animals?
Writers often confuse who and whom.
The following guidelines can help you
decide which from to use in your
sentences.
Whats an antecedent?
Whats a pronoun-antecedent
agreement error?
Whats an
antecedent?
The word that the pronoun replaces.
Indefinite Pronouns:
Theyre usually
singular
Another
Anybody
Anyone
Anything
Each
Either
Everybody
Everyone
Everything
Little
Much
Neither
Nobody
Someone
No one
Nothing
One
Other
Somebody
Something
Few
Others
Several
Many
Most
Most of the cake was
gone when I got home.
Any
More
(Any refers to
jewelry in the first
sentence and cousins
in the second)
None
Some
(None refers to
material in the first
(Some refers to fault in
sentence and students the first sentence and
in the second)
students in the second)
General Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement Rules
F.
1. The members of the choir of St. Joachim
Parish lostits/theirvoices two days before
the spring concert.
2. Minne, Sandra Bullock's cat, was hit by a
car last week and brokeher/itsleg.
3. TheBayluhay tribe got lost
onits/theirway back from the street dancing
competition.
4. The people in the highland of Bad-as resort
to maarams or soroanos to cure illnesses of
its/theirfamilies.
5. The rafflesia, world- renowned biggest
flower, is San Joaquins pride.It/They/Their
inhabits the lofty Mt. Balutinao.
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