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Pronouns . Pages 351-358. Pronoun…. A word used to replace a noun or pronoun in a sentence. Examples: Johnny read the book and returned it to the library. Alexia told her father she would be late. . Antecedent . . . A fancy name for the word being replaced. Examples:
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Pronouns Pages 351-358
Pronoun… • A word used to replace a noun or pronoun in a sentence. • Examples: • Johnny read the book and returned it to the library. • Alexia told her father she would be late.
Antecedent . . . • A fancy name for the word being replaced. • Examples: • Johnny read the book and returned it to the library. • Alexia told her father she would be late.
Antecedents . . . • Are not always present in a sentence. • Examples: • No one could solve the riddle. • Who invented the telephone? None of these pronouns refer to anyone or anything in the sentence.
Personal Pronouns . . . • refer to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. • Examples: • Last spring, I visited my relatives. • Did you say this pen was yours?
Find the Personal Pronouns. • He went to the library on Saturday to do his homework. • The brown pony, with its black mane and tail, looks different from the rest. • Please give me your tickets, children.
Find the Personal Pronouns. (Answers) • (He) went to the library on Saturday to do (his) homework. • The brown pony, with (its) black mane and tail, looks different from the rest. • Please give (me) (your) tickets, children.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns • These pronouns end with –self or –selves. • Examples: • She is herself again. • I myself sold more than fifty tickets.
Find the Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns. • We considered ourselves lucky to have avoided the tornado. • You yourself decided not to rename the file. • I balanced the checkbook myself.
Find the Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns. (Answers) • We considered (ourselves) lucky to have avoided the tornado. • You (yourself) decided not to rename the file. • I balanced the checkbook (myself).
Homework: Review Exercise 4 from last week, p. 352 Exercise 5, p. 353-354
Demonstrative Pronoun Examples: This is the most valuable baseball card I have, but that is also valuable. These are the names of those who volunteered.
Interrogative Pronouns Introduce a question. Examples: What is the largest planet in our solar system? Who is involved in this crime?
Relative Pronouns Introduce a subordinate clause. (Helpful Hint: Sometimes these clauses are set off by commas) Examples: - The Bactrian camel, which has two humps, is native to central Asia. - Ray Charles is a performer who has many hit recordings.
Homework: Exercise 6, p. 355-356.
Indefinite Pronouns • Refers to something unspecific, not named. • Examples: • Everyone has completed their homework. • Neither of the actors knew what costume the other was planning to wear.
Find the indefinite pronouns. • They all wanted something to do. • The couple only needed each other to survive the woods. • Is anyone listening to me in there?
Find the indefinite pronouns. (Answers) • They all wanted (something) to do. • The couple only needed (each other) to survive the woods. • Is (anyone) listening to me in there?
Homework: Exercise 7, p. 357 Review B, p. 368