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Pronouns

Pronouns. There are several types of Pronouns. Personal Pronouns: I, me You He, him She, her It We, us They, them. Examples:. Mrs. Carney likes to read. I like to read. English 9 students would like this book. You would like this book. Sally ate her dinner. She ate her dinner.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns

  2. There are several types of Pronouns Personal Pronouns: I, me You He, him She, her It We, us They, them

  3. Examples: Mrs. Carney likes to read. I like to read. English 9 students would like this book. Youwould like this book. Sally ate her dinner. She ate her dinner.

  4. I enjoyed that book. I enjoyed it. Mrs. Carney and our class will read this book. We will read this book.

  5. Possessive Pronouns: To show ownership. Sally’s cat ran away. Her cat ran away.

  6. Possessive Pronouns My, mine Your, yours His Her, hers Its Our, ours Their, theirs

  7. Examples: Her coat. My soccer ball. This car is mine. A note about its vs. it’s: My car got its bright color back after I washed it. It’s cold outside. (NOT the pronoun form)!

  8. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Myself Yourself Himself, herself, itself Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

  9. Usage: You can use them reflexively: Miranda explained herself. You can use them intensively for emphasis: Miranda herself made the explanation.

  10. Relative Pronoun Who Whom Which That Whose These words introduce subordinate clauses.

  11. Examples: The college that I chose is in Texas. Do you know the woman whose writing was mentioned? Mr. Lopez is a counselor who never betrays me.

  12. Interrogative Pronouns Who Whom Which Whose What Ask a question -

  13. Examples Who borrowed my pen? Which color do you prefer?

  14. Demonstrative Pronouns Used to point out persons or things: This These That Those

  15. Examples This is the correct answer. That is a great book.

  16. Note: Sometimes these words can also be adjectives. That is my favorite book. That book is my favorite.

  17. “That” can also be a conjunction • He said that we were late. • We are certain that this is true. • “That” in these cases is not acting like a pronoun.

  18. Indefinite Pronouns Most Commonly Used Indefinite Pronouns: All everybody no one Another everyone one Any few other Anybody many several Anyone most some Both neither somebody Each nobody someone Either none such

  19. Examples: Most of the members have voted. Everyone favors a weekly meeting. None of the members wanted weekend meetings.

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