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Pronouns

Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. . Personal Pronouns. Refer to specific people and things. In order to use personal pronouns you need to know: Case- Subject, object and possessive Number- Singular or plural Person- First, second, or third. Subject Pronouns .

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

  2. Personal Pronouns • Refer to specific people and things. In order to use personal pronouns you need to know: • Case- Subject, object and possessive • Number- Singular or plural • Person- First, second, or third

  3. Subject Pronouns • I, you, he, she, it, we, they • Subject pronouns are used as a subject or a predicate noun • I am the lion tamer, and you are just the lion. • It was she who did that.

  4. Object Pronouns • Me, you, him, her, it, us, them • Object pronouns are used as indirect objects, direct objects or object of a preposition • Dad told me to give him the cake. • The boys are going with us and them. • The teacher saw you do it.

  5. Possessive Pronouns • Take the place of possessive nouns • Her sandwich is much thinker than his. • Lola’s sandwich is much thicker than Larry’s.

  6. Uses of Personal Pronouns • Subject of a sentence • He ran for the school bus. • Predicate pronouns • The leader of the trop is he. • Direct object of a verb • I saw her at the mall. • Indirect object of a verb • Try to sell them a glass of lemonade. • Object of a preposition • The truckload of feathers fell on them. • Appositive • The new students, Tim and she, were asked to stand. • To show possession (ownership) • This is their science project.

  7. Number of a pronoun • Shows whether the pronoun refers to a single person or thing or more than one person or thing • Number is important because it tells you what verb to use • Singular pronouns are • I, me, my, mine, he, she, him, her, his, hers, it, or, its • Plural pronouns • We, us, our, ours, they, them, their, theirs • You and yours are both!

  8. First, Second, and Third Person Pronoun • First person • I, we • Me, us • My, mine, our, ours • Second Person • You, your, yours • Third Person • He, she, it • His, her, hers, its • Him, her, it • They, them, their, theirs

  9. Five other kinds of pronouns • Demonstrative pronouns point out specific persons, animals, places, things, and ideas • Indefinite pronouns refer to nouns in a general, indefinite sort of way • Intensive pronouns emphasize a noun or another pronoun • Reflexive pronounsthey don’t intensify but refer back to the subject of the sentence • Interrogative pronouns ask questions

  10. Demonstrative Pronouns • This • That • These • Those

  11. Indefinite Pronouns • All • Another • Any • Anybody • Anyone • Anything • Both • Each • Either • Everybody • Everyone • Everything • Few • Many • Neither • Nobody • No one • Nothing • One • Others • Several • Some • Somebody • Someone • Something

  12. Intensive Pronouns • Singular • Myself • Yourself • Himself • Herself • itself • Plural • Ourselves • Yourselves • Themselves

  13. Interrogative • What, which, who, whom, whose

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