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PRONOUN

PRONOUN. a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Personal Pronouns. name specific persons or things can be singular or plural it is important to replace a singular noun with a singular pronoun, and a plural noun with a plural pronoun Example: (singular)

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PRONOUN

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  1. PRONOUN a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

  2. Personal Pronouns • name specific persons or things • can be singular or plural • it is important to replace a singular noun with a singular pronoun, and a plural noun with a plural pronoun Example: (singular) Jane is sweet because she always smiles. Example: (plural) The Chargers need to win if they want to be in the playoffs.

  3. Subject Pronouns • can be the SUBJECT of a sentence I, you, he, she, it, we, you all (you guys or y’all), they Example: Ian went to soccer practice. He plays forward position.

  4. Object Pronouns • can be the OBJECT of a sentence me, you, him, her, it, us, you all (you guys or y’all), them Example: Abby told her idea to Kyle. Abby explained it to him.

  5. Possessive Pronouns • some are POSSESSIVE pronouns and show ownership my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs Example: Carlton’s car wouldn’t start. His car had a dead battery.

  6. Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns • End with –self or –selves myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves • An intensive pronoun draws attention to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence Kayherself cleaned the entire room. We set up the tents ourselves. • A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of a sentence and receives the action of the verb. Kay reminded herself to clean the room. We taught ourselves to set up the tents.

  7. Demonstrative Pronouns • Points out a particular person, place, or thingthis, that, these, those • To refer to people and things nearby, use this and these • To refer to people and things more distant, use that and those Example: Thisis a huge balloon. Theseare the best grapes I’ve ever had.

  8. Fun Fact The English word “pronoun”comes from two Latin words. The first is pro, meaning “for.” The second is nomen, meaning “name.” So a pronoun is a word that we use for, or in place of, a name for something.

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