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Pronouns. Chapter 3, Lessons 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9 (featuring Nemo and his friends from “The Seas” attraction at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World. Personal Pronouns. Chapter 3, Lesson 1, Page 58. What is a Pronoun?. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
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Pronouns Chapter 3, Lessons 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9 (featuring Nemo and his friends from “The Seas” attraction at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World
Personal Pronouns Chapter 3, Lesson 1, Page 58
What is a Pronoun? • A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. • A pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. • The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent.
Examples: • Ramon visited Death Valley, and he was impressed. • Death Valley is mysterious. It is silent.
Personal Pronouns • Pronouns such as we, I, he, them, and it are called personal pronouns. • Personal pronouns have a variety of forms to indicate different persons, numbers, and cases.
Dory says: “Don’t forget: there are NO apostrophes in a possessive pronoun!”
Possessive Pronouns Chapter 3, Lesson 4, Page 65 “Mine! Mine! Mine!”
What is a Possessive Pronoun? • A possessive pronoun is a pronoun used to show ownership or relationship. • The possessive pronouns my, your, her, his, its, our, and their come before nouns. • The possessive pronouns mine, yours, hers, his, ours, and theirs can stand alone in a sentence.
Dory says: “Don’t forget: there are NO apostrophes in a possessive pronoun!”
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Chapter 3, Lesson 5, Page 68
What are Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns? • A pronoun that ends in self or selves is either a reflexive or intensive pronoun.
Reflexive Pronouns • A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. • Reflexive pronouns are necessary to the meaning of the sentence – you need it so the sentence makes sense. • Example – Houdini called himself a master escape artist.
Intensive Pronouns • An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence. • They are not necessary to the meaning of the sentence – you can take them out and the sentence will still make sense. • Example – I myself like to perform magic tricks.
Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns Chapter 3, Lesson 6, Page 70
Interrogative Pronouns • An interrogative pronoun is used to introduce a question. • Examples: • Who made up this riddle? • Which riddle are you talking about? • What riddle book did you read?
Who vs. Whom • Who is always the subject of the sentence. It is the person doing the action. • Whom is used as the person that is receiving the action.
Demonstrative Pronouns • A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, place, thing, or idea. • The demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, those – are used alone in a sentence. • This is Nemo and his father. • That is the ocean they live in. • Those are their friends.
Indefinite-Pronoun Agreement Chapter 3, Lesson 8, Page 76
Indefinite Pronouns • An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place, thing or idea. • Indefinite pronouns do not have antecedents. • Examples: • Something unusual is going on in Disney World.
Some indefinite pronouns are always singular, some are always plural, and some can be either singular or plural.
Singular Indefinite Pronouns • Use a singular personal pronoun to refer to a singular indefinite pronoun. • Example: • Everyone took his or her camera.
Plural Indefinite Pronouns • Use a plural personal pronoun to refer to a plural indefinite pronoun. • Example: • Several reported their sightings of the monster.
Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns • Some indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural. • The phrase that follows the indefinite pronoun will often tell you whether the pronoun is singular or plural. • Example: Most of the monster story has its origin in fantasy.
Dory says: “Don’t forget: there are NO apostrophes in a possessive pronoun!”
Remember: You will have a test on pronouns on Friday, October 15th!