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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

P R O N O U N S a PRONOUN is used in place of a noun or even a pronoun. The ANTECDENT is the word that the pronoun stands for. . PERSONAL PRONOUNS. Refers to the person speaking (1 st person). Refers to the person spoken to (2 nd person).

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

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  1. PRONOUNSa PRONOUN is used in place of a noun or even a pronoun.The ANTECDENT is the word that the pronoun stands for.

  2. PERSONAL PRONOUNS • Refers to the person speaking (1st person). • Refers to the person spoken to (2nd person). • Refers to the one being spoken about (3rd person).

  3. PERSONAL PRONOUNS I love daisies!!

  4. PERSONAL PRONOUNS They are beautiful flowers.

  5. PERSONAL PRONOUNS Do you like Daisies?

  6. PERSONAL PRONOUNS • My dad plays golf each week with his friends. • They aren’t professionals, but they have fun. • I like to read; do you? • Our class is reading Zach’s Lie. • She, you, or I will need to find it. With your group, find all of the personal pronouns in the following sentences.

  7. How did you do?? • My dad plays golf each week with his friends. • They aren’t but professionals they have fun. • I like to read; do you? • Our class is reading Zach’s Lie. • She, you, or I will need to find it.

  8. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE pronouns INTENSIVE PRONOUNS: emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence and IS NOT NECESSARY to the messing of the sentence. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: refers to the subject and is NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence.

  9. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE PRONOUNS Reflexive: Mrs. Jones enjoyed herself at the game. Intensive: I myself enjoyed the game.

  10. Let’s look at those two sentences again. • Reflexive: Mrs. Jones enjoyed herself at the game. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: refers to the subject and is NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence. If you take out HERSELF, the sentence is not clear!!!

  11. Let’s look at those two sentences again. • Intensive: I myself enjoyed the game. INTENSIVE PRONOUNS: emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence and IS NOT NECESSARY to the messing of the sentence. If you take out MYSELF, the sentence is still clear. 

  12. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE PRONOUNS • My dad bought himself a new putter. • Teachers themselves have homework, too. • Kathy considered herself to be lucky after her fall. • Larry himself loves French fries. • Sherry looked for a new dress herself. With your group, label the following pronouns REFLEXIVE or INTENSIVE.

  13. Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those This is awesome! DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS points out a person, a place, or a thing

  14. BEWARE!!! Demonstrative pronouns can also be other things, too!! DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE: • Those shoesare bowling shoes! Look for a noun after a demonstrative pronoun; If there is one. YOU HAVE A DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE!!!!

  15. Demonstrative ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN?? • Did you lose that? • That dress is beautiful! • These shoes are too small. • That is mine. • Did you get me this?

  16. Demonstrative ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN?? • Did you lose that? pronoun • That dress is beautiful! adjective • These shoes are too small.adj • That is mine. pronoun • Did you get me this?pronoun

  17. Interrogative Pronouns INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS begin a question. Whose dog is this? Who Whom Which What Whose

  18. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS each all any anyone either both many few everything most none much No one more other somebody one several some *These are the most common indefinite pronouns; there are more*

  19. Find the indefinite pronoun in each sentence. • That one belongs to Joey. • Can anyone tell us the answer? • Many of you will do well on the test. • A few of you will drink milk tonight. • Everything I do is wrong!

  20. Your answers…. • That one belongs to Joey. • Can anyone tell us the answer? • Many of you will do well on the test. • A few of you will drink milk tonight. • Everything I do is wrong!

  21. Relative Pronouns Relative Pronouns begin subordinate clauses. The paper that you left at home was due today. That Who Which Whom Whose A subordinate clause + a sentence= COMPLEX SENTENCE

  22. Complex Sentences…what is the subordinate clause?? What words is the relative pronoun?? • The bug who is missing a leg is flopping around on the floor. • The missing book that I know nothing about is now in the hall. • The person whose name will not be revealed donated over a million dollars to the hospital.

  23. How did you do??? • The bug who is missing a leg is flopping around on the floor. • The missing book that I know nothing about is now in the hall. • The person whose name will not be revealed donated over a million dollars to the hospital.

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