OMMS Pronouns. What are they? Pronouns take the place of nouns. They are used to avoid repeating a...
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- OMMS Pronouns
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- What are they? Pronouns take the place of nouns. They are used
to avoid repeating a noun again and again. They make sentences
clear and more interesting.
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- Examples Aunt Jenny was late because Aunt Jenny had waited for
Aunt Jennys computer technician. Now use pronouns to clear up this
sentence. Aunt Jenny was late because she had waited for her
computer technician.
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- Antecedents of Pronouns An antecedent is the noun (or group of
words acting as a noun) to which a pronoun refers. The firefighters
described how they did their jobs. Firefighters is the
antecedent
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- Another example Finally, the rescue worker reappeared. She
seemed to be unharmed. (rescue worker is the antecedent.)
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- More examples. How Kim was rescued is amazing. It is a story
that will be told often. What is the pronoun antecedent? What is
the pronoun?
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- Answer. How Kim was rescued is amazing. It is a story that will
be told often. How Kim was rescued is the antecedent. It is the
pronoun.
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- Personal Pronouns These pronouns refer to 1. the person
speaking or writing 2. the person listening or reading 3. the topic
(person, place, thing, or idea) being discussed or written
out.
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- Examples YOU will see the photo. HE wants to listen to the
radio. HER town paper comes out weekly.
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- Personal Pronouns SubjectiveSINGULARPLURAL First PersonIWe
Second PersonYou Third PersonHe, she, itThey
ObjectiveSINGULARPLURAL First PersonMeUs Second PersonYou Third
PersonHim, Her, ItThem
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- Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns The ending self or selves can
be added to some pronouns to form reflexive or intensive pronouns.
These two types of pronouns look the same, but they function
differently within a sentence.
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- Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns SINGULARPLURAL First
personmyselfourselves Second personyourselfyourselves Third
personhimself, herself, itselfthemselves The Third Person Masculine
Pronoun is NEVER HISSELF. This is ALWAYS INCORRECT.
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- Reflexive Pronoun A reflexive pronoun directs the action of the
verb toward its subject. Reflexive pronouns point back to a noun or
pronoun earlier in the sentence. Example: Joy helped herself to
some turkey. (reflexive herself) They poured themselves some milk.
(themselves reflexive)
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- Intensive Pronoun An INTENSIVE pronoun is used for emphasis. An
intensive pronoun will appear directly after a noun or another
pronoun. EXAMPLE: He wondered, as he had many times wondered
before, whether he himself was a lunatic. (George Orwell,
1984)
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- Demonstrative Pronouns These pronouns point to people, places,
and things just like you would point to them with your finger.
There are 2 singular and 2 plural pronouns. SINGULARPLURAL this
thatthese those
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- Examples This is the desk where I sit. These snacks are my
favorites. Is that the cafeteria down the hall? Those sandwiches
belong to me.
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- Relative Pronouns A relative pronoun begins a subordinate
clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS that which who whom whose
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- Independent Clause and Subordinate Clauses INDEPENDENT
CLAUSESSUBORDINATE CLAUSES Here is the book.that Betsy lost. Dino
bought our old house.which needs many repairs. She is a singerwho
has an unusual range. Is this the manwhom you saw earlier? She is
the onewhose house has a fire alarm. This is the showthat he
describes in the newspaper. Tippy found the ballthat was under the
chair.
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- Interrogative Pronouns To interrogate means to question. An
interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question. All 5 start with
a W. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS what which who whom whose
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- Examples What did the doctor say? Which is the best treatment?
Who wants to date him? From whom will you receive the best advice?
Whose is this painting?
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- Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun refers to a person,
place, thing, or idea that is NOT specifically named. Everything is
ready for the field trip. Everyone wants to see the medical center.
Anyone can learn to play tennis. Something fell out of the cabinet
when I opened it.
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- But. They can also function as an adjective or as the subject
of a sentence. If it functions as an adjective it is called an
indefinite adjective. Both students want to be nurses. (adj.) Both
want to be nurses. (subject)
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- A few can be singular or plural SINGULARPLURALSINGULAR OR
PLURAL another muchbothall anybody neitherfewany anyone
nobodymanymore anything no oneothersmost each nothingseveralnone
everybody other everyone somebody everything someone little
something