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Pronouns

Pronouns. Interrogative, Relative, Demonstrative, and Indefinite. Interrogative Pronouns. Used to form a question and are at the beginning of a question: Who Whom Whose What Which Examples: Who is your favorite athlete? Whom do you root for? Whose are those mascots?

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns Interrogative, Relative, Demonstrative, and Indefinite

  2. Interrogative Pronouns • Used to form a question and are at the beginning of a question: • Who • Whom • Whose • What • Which • Examples: • Who is your favorite athlete? • Whom do you root for? • Whose are those mascots? • What is your favorite sport? • Which is the best team?

  3. Relative Pronouns • Begin subordinate clauses (a group of words containing a subject and a verb that can’t stand alone): who, whom, whose, whoever, whomever, which, whichever, that, what, whosoever, whatever • Examples: • I like athletes who are humble. • The teams which recruit quality players usually win. • I have never been to a stadium that is sold out. S V

  4. Demonstrative Pronouns • Point out specific persons, places, thinks, or ideas: • This • These • That • Those • Examples: • This is my new jersey. • These are awful seats! • That was an incomplete pass. • Those are my favorite players.

  5. Indefinite Pronouns • Refer to persons, places, or things in a more general way than a noun does: all, both, everything, none, several, another, each, few, no one, some, etc. • Examples: • All are good players. • Each has a lot of speed and agility. • Some are stronger than others. • Few will make it to the NFL.

  6. Review Interrogative, relative, demonstrative, or indefinite pronoun? Click to the next slide to see the answers. • Points out specific persons, places, things, or ideas. • Begins subordinate clauses. • Refers to persons, places, or things in a more general way than a noun does. • Used to form a question.

  7. Review • Points out specific persons, places, things, or ideas. DEMONSTRATIVE • Begins subordinate clauses. RELATIVE • Refers to persons, places, or things in a more general way than a noun does. INDEFINITE • Used to form a question. INTERROGATIVE

  8. Practice • Interrogative, relative, demonstrative, or indefinite? Click to the next slide to see the answers. • That is my choice! • Which do you like the best? • None are that great! • The fans who are obnoxious get on my nerves. • These are the worst! • Nobody believes me.

  9. Practice Answers • That is my choice! demonstrative • Which do you like the best? interrogative • None are that great! indefinite • The fans who are obnoxious get on my nerves. relative • These are the worst! demonstrative • Nobody believes me. indefinite

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