Pronouns

1. Pronouns Mrs. Vaughan

2. Pronouns - Words that take the place of nouns • Used to avoid repeating a noun over and over • Make sentences more clear and interesting Personal Pronouns- I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, they, them, their theirs .

3. Reflexive Pronouns- myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves Demonstrative Pronouns- this, that, these, those Relative Pronouns- that, which, who, whom, whose Interrogative Pronouns- what, which, who, whom, whose • The word or group of words that a pronoun replaces or refers to is called an antecendent

4. Antecedent/Pronoun Examples • The firefighters described how they did their jobs. • Finally, the rescue worker reappeared. She seemed to be unharmed. • How Kim was rescued is amazing. It is a story that will be told often.

5. Indefinite Pronouns • Some pronouns do not have an antecedent because their meaning is clear without one. Everyone, anyone, everything, something, nobody, anything, someone, something

6. On your paper, write the pronoun and its antecedent. • The children wanted to play, so they grabbed the ball. • Dad said he would be working in the basement. • Lianna thought she would like to try out for the school play. • That car is known for its reliability. • Most people can remember their phone numbers.

7. On your paper, write the pronoun and its antecedent. • The teacher asked if Joseph had seen her ruler. • The squirrel looked as if it couldn’t find any acorns. • The mayor knew that his job included balancing the budget. • My mother said the car on television is just like hers. • The students understood that they needed to finish the assignment.