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By Ellen Gilmore, K aitlyn Clark, Rick T revisan

PRONOUNS. By Ellen Gilmore, K aitlyn Clark, Rick T revisan. What are Pronouns?. Generally pronouns stand for or refer to a noun, an individual(s) or thing(s) (the pronoun's antecedent) whose identity is made clear earlier in the text. Not all pronouns will refer to an antecedent

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  1. PRONOUNS By Ellen Gilmore, Kaitlyn Clark, Rick Trevisan

  2. What are Pronouns? Generally pronouns stand for or refer to a noun, an individual(s) or thing(s) (the pronoun's antecedent) whose identity is made clear earlier in the text. Not all pronouns will refer to an antecedent The problem of agreement between a pronoun and its antecedent and between a pronoun and its verb is the Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement.

  3. Types of Pronouns • Personal • Demonstrative • Relative • Indefinite • Intensive • Reflexive • Interrogative • Reciprocal

  4. Personal • Personal pronouns (which stand for persons or things) change form according to their various uses within a sentence. • Singular: He, She, It, Me, You, I, My • Plural: We, They, You, Us, Them • Example: We students at NRHS work hard

  5. Demonstrative • Demonstratives can behave either as pronouns or as determiners. • Singular: This, That, Such • Plural: These, Those • Example: Thisclass is fun.

  6. Relative • Relative pronouns relate groups of words to nouns or other pronouns. • Do NOT introduce a question • Who, Whichever, Which, What, Whoever, Whatever, Whomever • I seem to say whatever is on my mind.

  7. Indefinite • Indefinite pronouns do not substitute for specific nouns but are nouns themselves. • Some, Any, Anybody, Somebody, Everybody, All, Each, Many, Several etc., • Example: More sugar than that is needed to make a cake.

  8. Intensive • Intensive pronouns consist of a personal pronoun plus -selfor -selvesand emphasize a noun. • Singular: Myself, Itself, Herself, Himself • Plural: Themselves, Yourselves, Ourselves • Example: I decided to make the cake myself.

  9. Reflexive • Reflexive pronouns (which have the same forms as the intensive pronouns) indicate that the sentence subject also receives the action of the verb. • Singular: Myself, Itself, Herself, Himself • Plural: Themselves, Yourselves, Ourselves • Example: Students who cheat are only hurting themselves.

  10. Interrogative • Interrogative pronouns introduce questions. • Who, Which, What, • Example: Whatis that?

  11. Reciprocal • Reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another. They are forms for connecting ideas. • Example: We borrowed each other’s information.

  12. Sources • Benner, Margaret. "Pronouns." (2003): n.pag. Towson University Online Writing Support. Web. 7 Oct 2012. <http://www.towson.edu/ows/pronouns.htm> • Darling, Charles. "Pronouns." (2004): n.pag. Guide to Grammar and Writing. Web. 7 Oct 2012. <http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns 1.htm > • Dorough, Bob, and Kathy Mandary. Schoolhouse Rock Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Pronouns). 1977. Video. School House Rock. Web. 7 Oct 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZFca8AkT0>

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