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Pronouns
Here is a presentation designed to teach you about Pronouns and how they are grammatically used.
By: Preshy SathambakkamAcademic 1Mrs. Brumfield
What are pronouns?
• It is a word that replaces or takes place of a noun
• They usually stand for an individual (or thing) whose identity is made clearer in the text
Examples of Pronouns:• He• She• It• They• Himself• Herself• Themselves• We• You• Him• Her• I• Me • Them
Different Types of Pronouns:
• Relative Pronoun
• Antecedent Pronoun
• Demonstrative Pronoun
• Intensive Pronoun
• Indefinite Pronoun
• Interrogative Pronoun
• Object Pronoun
• Reflexive Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
• A pronoun that introduces a relative clause that are used in reference to other nouns
Examples: who, that, which, whom, whose, whoever, whichever, whomever, whatever
Antecedent Pronoun
• A word that comes before a pronoun to which the pronoun refers
• Precedes the pronoun
Example: Everything here has its own box.
Demonstrative Pronoun
• A pronoun that stand in for a person, place, or thing that it must be pointed to
Common Examples: this, that, these, those
Intensive Pronoun
• Are used only to place emphasis on the subject
• Formed by adding “-self” or “-selves” to the appropriate pronoun
Example: I will do it myself.
Indefinite Pronoun
• Used in reference in to a person or thing that is not specific or not known
• It is usually vague
Example: all, anybody, everybody, everything, someone
Interrogative Pronoun
• Used in reference to a question
• It representing the thing we didn’t know
Example: who, what, which, whom, whose
Object Pronoun
• Functions as the object of a verb or preposition
Examples: He told them the truth. The dog begged her to play with him.
Reflexive Pronoun
• Are pronouns that are used to show that the subject of the sentence is receiving the action of the verb
Example: She can solve it herself.
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