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PRONOUNS

Learn about the different types of pronouns including personal, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, indefinite, and reflexive pronouns. Understand their functions and usage in sentences.

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PRONOUNS

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  1. PRONOUNS Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  2. Pronouns • A word used in place of a noun or of more than one noun. • Example • Richie sat quietly at the desk. He used it as a pillow. • He is used in place of Richie. • It is used in place of desk. Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  3. Antecedent • The noun being replaced by the pronoun. • Richie sat quietly at the desk. He used it as a pillow. • Richie is the antecedent of he. • Desk is the antecedent of it. Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  4. Types of Pronouns • Personal Pronouns • Relative Pronouns • Interrogative Pronouns • Demonstrative Pronouns • Indefinite Pronouns • Reflexive Pronouns Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  5. Personal Pronouns • Refers to a person or thing Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  6. Personal Pronouns Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  7. Relative Pronouns • Used to introduce adjective and noun clauses • Who • Whom • Whose • Which • That Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  8. Interrogative Pronouns • Used in questions • Who…? • Whose…? • What…? • Whom…? • Which…? Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  9. Demonstrative Pronouns • Used to point out a specific person or thing • This • That • These • Those Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  10. Indefinite Pronouns • Not referring to a definite person or thing Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  11. All Another Any Anybody Anyone Anything both Each Either Everybody Everyone Everything Few Many Indefinite Pronouns Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  12. More Most Much Neither Nobody None No one One Other Several Some Somebody Someone Such Indefinite Pronouns Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  13. Reflexive Pronouns • The –self, -selves forms of the personal pronouns • ***Never write or say hisself or theirselves Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  14. Reflexive Pronouns Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  15. Assignment On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences. Number your paper 1-21 and write down each pronoun. Also, identify the type of all the pronouns found in the paragraph. The number in parenthesis tells you how many pronouns are in that sentence. • Example: • Kevin bought himself a pillow • himself—reflexive pronoun Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  16. Yesterday, a kid named Kevin bought himself a pillow. (1) • He used it for many reasons. (3) • But his favorite reason to use his pillow was so he could sleep in English class. (3) • This class was very boring for Kevin. (1) • He thought this class was easy for most students, but he was wrong. (4) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

  17. 6. These students in this class were confident in themselves. (3) 7. Even though they were confident, they knew they still had to work hard and not fall asleep like him. (4) 8. Who knows which way is better? (2) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit-- Pronouns

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