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PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS. My friend was telling me what a great time she had in Florida this summer. She and her brother had gone to visit their uncle and aunt. " Him and her sure gave a nice present to he and I," said my friend. "All four pronouns wrong," I said . "Can't do any better than that!" .

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PRONOUNS

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  1. PRONOUNS My friend was telling me what a great time she had in Florida this summer. She and her brother had gone to visit their uncle and aunt. "Him and her sure gave a nice present to he and I," said my friend. "All four pronouns wrong," I said. "Can't do any better than that!"

  2. Fix the pronouns! • See if you can replace the four incorrect pronouns with CORRECT pronouns. • WRONG: Him and her sure gave a nice present to he and I.

  3. How did you do? • (WRONG: Him and her sure gave a nice present to he and I.) • CORRECT: He and she sure gave a nice present to him and me. • CORRECT (even better): He and she sure gave us a nice present. • ALSO CORRECT: He and she sure gave him and me a nice present. • ALSO CORRECT: They sure gave us a nice present.

  4. What is a pronoun? • a word that can be used in place of a noun (person, place, thing, or idea)

  5. Personal pronouns • used in place of a person’s name or a thing’s name • I, you, he, she, it, we, they • me, you, him, her, us, them • my, mine, your, yours, his, her, its, our, their Example:

  6. Reflexive pronouns • like a personal pronoun, but ends in –self • myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves Example:

  7. Demonstrative pronouns • point out something • this, that, these, those • can be used by itself • Hold this. • can be used with a noun, as an adjective • Who is this guy?

  8. Indefinite pronouns • refer to a vague or unknown person or thing • all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, every, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, much, neither, no one, nobody, none, one, other, several, some, somebody, someone, something, such • (Write down a few common indefinite pronouns.) Example:

  9. Interrogative pronouns • used to ask a question • what, which, who, whom, whose

  10. Relative pronouns • introduce a dependent clause • that, what, whatever, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, whose • He’s the guy who stole my heart. • This is the house that had great Christmas decorations. Example:

  11. Why have pronouns? • To avoid something like this: Ralph smuggled Ralph’s stuffed piranha into the Kramdens’ apartment, sneaked the stuffed piranha out of Ralph’s jacket, and was slipping the stuffed piranha into Ralph’s wife’s curio cabinet, when suddenly Alice walked into the Kramden’s living room, clutched Alice’s heart, and screamed, “Ralph, get the stuffed piranha out of Alice’s house!”

  12. Isn’t this much better? • Ralph smuggled hisstuffed piranha into the Kramdens’ apartment, sneaked itout of hisjacket, and was slipping itinto hiswife’s curio cabinet, when suddenly Alice walked into theirliving room, clutched herheart, and screamed, “Youget thatout of myhouse!” • Pronouns save time! 

  13. That v. Which • Which is correct? • A) Nobody likes a dog that bites.OR • B) Nobody likes a dog which bites.

  14. If you picked A, you are correct! • If you can drop the clause and still make sense, use WHICH. (If it is extra/unessential information.) • If you can’t, use THAT. • Example: • Buster’s bulldog, which had one white ear, won best in show. • The dog that won best in show was Buster’s bulldog.

  15. Which v. That • Just remember… Commas, which cut out the fat, Go with which, never with that.

  16. Its v. It’s • If you can substitute it is, use it’s. • Its is a pronoun and shows possession. • It’s so hot outside! • Its pages were worn because the book had been read many times.

  17. Who’s v. Whose • If you can substitute who is, use who’s. • Whose is a pronoun and shows possession. • Who’s going to the party tomorrow? • Whose family is hosting the party?

  18. You’re v. Your • If you can substitute you are, use you’re. • Your is a pronoun and shows possession. • You’re the new high jump champion! • It will be difficult for anyone to beat your record.

  19. Who v. Whom • Who does something (it’s a subject, like he). • Whom has something done to it (it’s an object, like him). • Try substituting he or him. If he fits, use who. If him fits, use whom. • Who wrote the letter? • For whom should I vote?

  20. They’re, Their, There • They’re = they are • Their = a pronoun; shows possession • There = in or at that place • They’re very frugal. They do not like spending their money, so I don’t think we should go there for vacation.

  21. Singular pronouns • Are everybody having fun? OR • Is everybody having fun? • Everybody is a singular pronoun. So is anybody, anyone, everyone, nobody, no one, somebody, someone, each, either, and neither.

  22. Singular pronouns • Everyone seems happy with his or her grade. NOT their grade. • Has anyone lost her purse? NOT their purse. • Neither player was wearing his jersey. NOT their jersey. • It may sound strange because we are used to making mistakes!

  23. Information in this PowerPoint has been borrowed from O’Conner, Patricia T. Woe Is I. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. Print.

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