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Pronoun Types

Chapter Seventeen. Pronoun Types. Pronoun Types. Let’s take a look at three types of pronouns: Subject and Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Relative Pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns. are the subjects of verbs. I you

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Pronoun Types

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  1. Chapter Seventeen Pronoun Types

  2. Pronoun Types Let’s take a look at three types of pronouns: • Subject and Object Pronouns • Possessive Pronouns • Relative Pronouns • Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns • Interrogative Pronouns

  3. are the subjects of verbs. I you he, she, it we they are the objects of verbs or prepositions. me you (no change) him, her, it (no change) us them Subject and Object Pronouns Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns

  4. . . . are the subjects of verbs. Examples: I am about to leave. You shouldn’t do that. She told you so. We agree with her. They do, too. There are a few rules to keep in mind about subject pronouns: Rule 1: Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have more than one subject. . . . Subject Pronouns. . .

  5. Rule 1: Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have more than one subject. . . . Incorrect: My sister and me are about to go to Spain. Correct: My sister and I are about to go to Spain. Subject Pronouns Hint: Separate the pronouns. You wouldn’t say, “Me am about to go to Spain.” Would you?

  6. Rule 2: Use a subject pronoun after forms of the verb “be.” Incorrect: It is him. Correct: It is he. Subject Pronouns Hint: Reword the sentence: He is here.

  7. Rule 3: Use a subject pronoun after than or as. Incorrect: We don’t need as much attention as them. Correct: We don’t need as much attention as they. Subject Pronouns Hint: Mentally add the “missing” verb at the end: We don’t need as much attention as they (do).

  8. . . .are the objects of verbs or prepositions. Incorrect: I loaned ten dollars to his wife and he. The pronoun here is the object of the preposition “to.” Correct: I loaned ten dollars to his wife and him. Object Pronouns. . . Hint: Try the pronoun by itself: I loaned ten dollars to him.

  9. . . . show ownership or possession. Here’s a list of my, mine our, ours your, yours your, yours his their, theirs her, hers its Note: A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe Possessive Pronouns. . . Possessive Pronouns : NEVER

  10. Note: A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe Possessive Pronouns. . . Incorrect: That BMW is hers’. Correct: That BMW is hers. NEVER

  11. . . .refer to someone or something already mentioned in the sentence, and start a word group that gives additional information about that person or thing. Examples: -The only person who loves me lives in Dallas. -This is the book that Dr. Brown assigned last week. Relative Pronouns. . . A list of relative pronouns: who which whose that whom

  12. Here are some things to keep in mind about relative pronouns: Relative Pronouns. . . • Whose means belonging to whom. • Ex. This is the man whose car I wrecked. • Who, whose and whom all refer to people, which • refers to things, and that can refer to either people or • things. • Ex. There is the man who always makes mistakes. He • might lose the job that he got last month. • Who is a subject pronoun. • Ex. I heard he was the man who won the lottery. • Whom is an object pronoun. Use it as an object of a verb or • preposition. • Ex. Yes, that is the man to whom the lottery will be • sending millions of dollars.

  13. . . . point to or single out a person or thing. They are a kind of relative pronoun. There are four this these that those Rules of thumb: This and these refer to things close at hand. That and those refer to things farther away. Demonstrative Pronouns. . . Demonstrative Pronouns :

  14. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns... • A reflexive pronoun is the object in sentences in which the object is the same as the subject. EX: I saw myself in the mirror. • An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. EX: You should bake the cake yourself. …are: Singular: myself yourself himself, herself, itself Plural: ourselves yourselves themselves

  15. Interrogative Pronouns... …are used to ask questions. Some common interrogative pronouns include: Who? What? Whose? Why? When? Which?

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