What are Pronouns? I

He

WeWe

She

Us

What are pronouns?Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.

Example:Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October.

(Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Halloween.)

Example:When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand.

(Robert is a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Robert.)

PronounsRefer to people or things

ME!

I/we Me/us Mine/ours/our

You few Your/Yours

She her hers

he Him his

it anyone Its

they Them theirs

Both Himself

Recognizing Personal Pronouns

PP 7-4

First Person

Second Person

Third Person

Singular Plural

I, me, my, mine We, us, our, ours

You, your, yours You, your, yours

He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its They, them, their, theirs

Examples: 1.He took her place

in the game. 2.Their main

objective is to scare students.

What are Indefinite Pronouns?

¡ Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a specific noun. They can answer the question Which? Most refer to a number!

¡ Some Examples:All Another Each MostOther Anybody Everybody NoneSomething Both Many FewOne Such Everyone any

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

¡ Add -self or -selves to form reflexive or intensive pronouns.

Singular Plural1st person Myself Ourselves

2nd person Yourself Yourselves

3rd person Himself, herself, itself themselves

Reflexive pronoun is NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence.Example: Joy helped herself to some turkey.

Intensive pronouns are NOT necessary to the meaning of a sentence.

Example: The mayor herself attended the carnival.

Reflexive/IntensivePronoun Practice

¡ We cooked the meal ourselves.reflexive or intensive

¡ The coach himself was amazed at the team’s playing.

reflexive or intensive

¡ Help yourself to free samples.reflexive or intensive

Demonstrative Pronouns

¡ POINT to a specific person, place, or thing.

Singular PluralThis That These Those

This & That point to something NEAR the speaker or writer.

These and Those point to what is more DISTANT.

Examples: This is the desk where I sit.Is that the cafeteria down the hall.

Demonstrative Practice

Find the demonstrative pronoun and the noun to which it refers?

These are the new basketball uniforms.

This is a copy of the letter.

Do you know if those are the photographs that were chosen for the yearbook?

Yes, those are my boots.

That was a loud noise we heard in the classroom.

Relative Pronouns

¡ CONNECTS words or phrases.Relative Pronouns

That Which Who Whom whose

Examples:Here is the book that Betsy lost.Dino bought our old house, which needs many repairs.She is the one whose house has a fire alarm.She is a singer who has an unusual range.

Relative Pronoun Practice

¡ Write 5 sentences.¡ Use each of the relative

pronouns.

¡ Example: The drive, whose car has a flat tire, is looking for help.

Interrogative Pronouns

¡ ASK questions.All FIVE begin with w.

What Which Who Whom Whose

•Many do not have antecedents!

Examples:What did the doctor say?Which is the best treatment?Who wants to go with me?For whom will your receive the best advice?

Interrogative Pronoun-Partners

¡ Turn to your partner and take turns conducting an interview.

¡ Ask at least FOUR questions that use interrogative pronouns.

¡ Your partner should answer the questions.

Interrogative Pronoun Practice

¡ Identify the interrogative pronouns.

1. What was your sister’s homework?2. Who will play soccer after school?3. Who called the fire department?4. With whom are you going to the

library?5. Which is your dad’s car?