Pronouns

Standing in for Nouns

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• Identify what type of noun
COMMON /PROPER.

girl

New York
REVIEW
• Identify what type of noun.
• COMMON /PROPER.

doctor

Doctor Jones
REVIEW
• Identify what type of noun.
• SINGULAR AND PLURAL

SINGULAR PLURAL
MAN
DOGS
CHILDREN
WOLF
REVIEW
• Identify what type of noun.
• SINGULAR AND PLURAL

SINGULAR PLURAL
MAN MEN
DOG DOGS
CHILD CHILDREN
WOLF WOLVES
Personal Pronouns
• A pronoun is a word that takes the
place of one or more nouns. Pronouns
that refer to people or things are called
personal pronouns.
–he -me
-us
–they
-them
–it -her
–I -you
–we -him
–she
Personal Pronouns

____ are baking some

cakes.

_____ is so soft.
Personal Pronouns

_______ is a pretty girl.

_______ is a smart boy.

Personal Pronouns

____ am a teacher.

_____ are playing all

day long.
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Demonstrative Pronouns

• A demonstrative pronoun is a
pronoun that points out something.

– This is an interesting book.

– These are interesting books.
– That was a good movie.
– Those were good movies.
Demonstrative pronouns

–THIS
–THESE

–THAT
–THOSE
Demonstrative pronouns

*THIS- NEAR(SINGULAR)
*THESE-NEAR (PLURAL)

*THAT- FAR (SINGULAR)

*THOSE- FAR(PLURAL)
_____ are my balls.
_____ is my banana.
_____ are my cakes.
_____ is my pillow.
_____ are my pillow.
_____ are my
candies.
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Possessive Pronouns
•A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that
shows who or what has something. A
possessive pronoun may take the place of a
possessive noun.

Singular Plural

Used Before my our

Nouns your your
her, his, its their

Used Alone mine ours

yours yours
hers, his, its theirs
Possessive Pronouns
•A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that
shows who or what has something. A
possessive pronoun may take the place of a
possessive noun.

Singular Plural

The dog is mine. *We shall finally

have what is
The cat is yours. rightfully ours.

* Their mother gets

along well with
yours.
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Indefinite Pronouns
•An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that
does not refer to a particular person, place, or
thing.

Always Singular Always Plural

another neither both
anybody nobody few
anyone no one many
anything nothing others
each one several
either somebody
everybody someone
everyone something
everything
much
 Indefinite Pronouns
• Directions: Underline the indefinite
pronoun (or pronouns) in the following
sentences. There are a total of 10
indefinite pronouns across these 9
sentences.

• Everybody enjoys a good movie.

• Does anybody have the time?
• One sang while the other played the
guitar.
• Nobody knows the trouble I've
seen.
• The secret was known by few.
• No, the secret was known by
many.
• Calculus is too hard for some.
• Surely you recognize somebody.
• Is there anything that I can do?
Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns
•A reflexive pronoun ends with –self or
–selves and refers to the subject of a
sentence.
–Yolanda bought herself a book on engine
repair.

Singular Plural

myself ourselves
yourself yourselves
himself, herself, itself themselves
Here is a list of reflexive pronouns as
well as their corresponding personal
pronouns:
• "Myself" works • "Herself" works
with "I." with "she."
• "Yourself" works • "Itself" works
with the singular with "it."
form of "you." • "Ourselves" works
• "Yourselves" with "we."
works with the • "Themselves"
plural form of works with
"you." "them."
• "Himself" works • “Oneself” works
with "he." with “one”
• I taught myself to play the guitar.
• You know yourself better than
anyone else.
• I hurt myself cutting down the
bush.
• We have been
preparing ourselves for flu
season.
Intensive Pronouns
• A Reflexive Pronoun refers to the
subject and is necessary to the
basic meaning of the sentence.
– Mavis reminded herself to speak
slowly and clearly.

• An Intensive Pronoun also ends in

–self or –selves and emphasizes its
antecedent and is NOT necessary to
the basic meaning of the sentence.
– Mr. Hogan himself supplied the
decorations.
Interrogative Pronouns

• An interrogative pronoun is a
pronoun used to introduce an
interrogative sentence.

– Who borrowed the book?

– Whom did the librarian call?
– Which is it?
– What interests you?
– Whose copy of the book is it?
Relative Pronouns
• A relative pronoun introduces a
subordinate clause.
Common Relative Pronouns

that which who whom whose

Examples:
• Harry S. Truman, who became
president when Franklin D. Roosevelt
died, surprised many people with his
victory over Thomas Dewey in 1948.
• Robins are among the birds that
migrate south for the winter.
Antecedents
• Antecedent – a word or word
phrase that has been replaced by a
pronoun.
• Here is an example from Hatchet.
antecedent

• Brian reached out and took the

wheel in a grip so tight his knuckles
were white.
pronoun

• Think: Whose knuckles were white?