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Parts of SpeechAll About Pronouns
Pronouns• A pronoun is a part of speech that
replaces a noun in a sentence.• There are many different kinds of pronouns:
– Personal– Possessive– Indefinite– Subject/Object– Reflexive– Intensive– Demonstrative– Interrogative
Pronouns• Before understanding pronouns, we
first have to know about antecedents.
• An antecedent is the word that the pronouns refers to or replaces.
AntecedentsSara stubbed her toe on the dresser.
The team won its game against Valley.
My best friend adopted his dog from a shelter.
Sara is the antecedent and her is the pronoun.
Team is the antecedent and its is the pronoun.
Friend is the antecedent and his is the pronoun.
Personal Pronouns• A personal pronoun is a pronoun that
is used to refer to a specific person or thing.
• Examples:– he– she– it– them
Personal Pronouns
Singular• I• he, she, it• his, her, hers, its• him, her, it• himself, herself, itself• you
Plural• we• they• their, theirs• them• Themselves• you
A personal pronoun must grammatically match and have the same singular/plural form as its
antecedent.
In this sentence, the word pronoun is the antecedent. It is singular.
In this sentence, the word its is the pronoun. The pronoun must be singular to match the antecedent.
Personal Pronouns• Examples• I asked Luis to bring the document,
and he said he would.– Luis is the antecedent–He is the pronoun
In this sentence, the antecedent and the pronoun both take on the singular form.
Personal Pronouns• Examples• The students studied for the test
because they wanted to do well.– students is the antecedent– they is the pronoun
In this sentence, the antecedent and the pronoun both take on the plural form.
Possessive Pronouns
• A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that demonstrates ownership.
• Examples:–mine (1st person)– yours (2nd person)– his/hers (3rd person singular)– ours– theirs (3rd person plural)– whose
Possessive Pronouns
• To make a personal pronoun possessive, change it to this.
change to
I my
you your or yours
he his
her hers
it its
Possessive Pronouns
• Examples• My dog is the best behaved dog on
the block.–Whose dog is it?– It is my dog.
Possessive Pronouns
• Examples• The cat chased its tail in circles for
hours.–Whose tail is it?– It is the cat’s tail.– Its is possessive refers to the cat.
NOTE: possessive pronouns do not have any apostrophes: whose, its, yours.
Indefinite Pronouns• An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that
refers to things or people in general. • Examples:– few– everyone– all– anything– nobody– some
Indefinite PronounsEveryone had a great time at the game.
Sarah told someone the secret.
Who had a great time?Everyone had a great time.
Sarah told the secret to who?Sarah told the secret to someone.
Relative Pronouns• A relative pronoun is a pronoun that
is used to connect a phrase or clause to a noun or pronoun.
• Examples:– who– whom– which– that
Relative PronounsThe person whom I texted last night was my friend.
The car that I drive is blue.
Mr. Jones, who is very strict, is my math teacher.
Reflexive Pronouns• A reflexive pronoun is used with
another noun or pronoun when something does something to itself.
• Reflexive pronouns end in “self” or “selves.”
Intensive Pronouns• Intensive pronouns are used to
emphasize a noun or a pronoun.• Examples:–myself – himself/herself– themselves– itself– yourself/yourselves– ourselves
Reflexive vs. Intensive Pronouns
ReflexiveThese kind of pronouns refer back to the subject of a sentence.
Examples: They bought
themselves plenty of pizza.
I read to myself.
IntensiveThese pronouns are the same words used to emphasize the subject of a sentence. Examples: They themselves
bought plenty of pizza. I myself read the
book.
A noun will be EITHER abstract or concrete.
Demonstrative Pronouns
• Demonstrative pronouns focus the attention on the nouns that they are replacing.
• There are only 5 demonstrative pronouns:– this– these– those– that– such
Demonstrative Pronouns
Those shoes are amazing.
I want to eat at that restaurant.
Which shoes are amazing?Those shoes are amazing.
You want to eat at which restaurant?I want to eat at that restaurant.
Interrogative Pronouns
• Interrogative pronouns are used when you are asking a question.
• HINT: Think interrogation• Examples:– who/whom– which– what– whatever
Interrogative Pronouns
Who is picking you up from school today?
To whom did you speak to last night?
What do you want to eat for lunch?
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