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Pronouns

Learn about pronouns and their various forms, including personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, reflexive and intensive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and more. Understand pronoun gender, interrogative pronouns, and relative pronouns. Gain insights into point of view in writing and the correct usage of possessive pronouns.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns P1

  2. A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence. The noun it replaces is called the antecedent. e.g. After I picked up my check, I gave it to my husband.

  3. Antecedent P2

  4. The noun that a pronoun replaces or refers to. e.g. Harry went to church, but he didn’t stay for coffee.

  5. Pronoun Cases P3

  6. There are three personal pronoun cases. Nominative – the subject of a sentence Objective – the object of the verb or preposition Possessive – a possessive pronoun I gave himmy book. Nom. Obj. Poss.

  7. Personal Pronouns P4

  8. Take the place of a noun in a sentence.

  9. Indefinite Pronouns P5

  10. Indefinite pronouns have no specific antecedent. They refer to people or things understood by the reader or listener.

  11. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns P6

  12. Formed by adding -self to singular pronoun and -selves to a plural pronoun.

  13. Demonstrative Pronouns P7

  14. Point out persons and things.

  15. Three Confusing Pronouns P8

  16. Which do I really mean?

  17. Pronoun Gender P9

  18. There are three genders:

  19. Interrogative Pronouns P10

  20. Introduce a question. Who Whom refer to person(s) Whose What refer to things, places, or ideas Which can refer to people or things

  21. Relative Pronouns P11

  22. Relative pronouns introduce clauses in sentences. Who Whom refer to people Whose Which refer to things What That refers to things or people

  23. Point of View (Writing in First, Second or Third Person) P12

  24. Point of view refers to who is “speaking” in the writing. There are three “points of view.” When you write, stay in one “point of view.”

  25. Possessive Pronouns and Apostrophes P13

  26. Possessive pronouns don’t use apostrophes. your their its her his my our Don’t mix these up with other words that sound the same but are spelled differently like: your you’re its it’s these are contractions their they’re 28

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