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Pronouns

Pronouns. Personal Pronouns Antecedents Possessive Pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Indefinite Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns. Personal Pronouns. First Second Third Person Person Person Used as Subjects I we You He she it they.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns Personal Pronouns Antecedents Possessive Pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Indefinite Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns

  2. Personal Pronouns First Second Third Person Person Person Used as Subjects I we You He she it they me us you him her it them

  3. Pronouns and Antecedents • The nouns or groups of words that a pronouns refers to is called an antecedent. • Pronouns should agree with their antecedents • In number (singular or plural) • In gender (masculine, feminine, or neutral) Examples of Agreement Wrong: Each student should bring their journal to class. Right: All students should bring their journals to class.

  4. possessive Pronounsshow ownershipdo not contain apostrophesfunction as adjectives on a sentence SingularPlural • Used Before my our Nouns your your her, his, its their • Used Alone mine ours yours yours hers, his, its theirs

  5. Reflexive and Intensive PronounsThese pronouns are formed by adding self or selves to certain personal and possessive pronouns SingularPlural myself ourselves yourself yourselves himself, herself, itself themselves A reflexive pronoun always follows a verb, which separates it from the noun or pronoun it refers to. The woman bought herselfa book. An intensive pronoun adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named. I myselfhave never read that book.

  6. Indefinite PronounsPronouns that do not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. SingularPlural another everybody both few anyone nothing many others each either several neither much one no one anything something somebody nobody everyone everything anything someone

  7. Indefinite Pronouns continued • The following indefinite pronouns can be either plural or singular depending on the phrase that follows: all any most none some Most of the story takes place in Atlanta. (singular) Most of the characters are memorable. (plural)

  8. Interrogative PronounsPronouns used to introduce interrogative sentences (questions) Who (subjective) and whom (objective) refer to people. Whatand which refer to things. Whoseshows possession. Examples: Who let the dogs out? To whom are you speaking? What did you do last night? Which one is yours? Whose lunch box is leaking? Do not confuse whose with who’s. Who’s is a contraction of who is.

  9. Demonstrative PronounsPronouns that point to or refer to a specific object This (singular) and These (plural) refer to something nearby. That (singular) and Those (plural) refer to something at a distance. This is an interesting book. (singular, nearby) These are fascinating stories. (plural, nearby) That is a big bridge! (singular, at a distance) Those are enormous cables! (plural, at a distance)

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