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Pronouns 6 types: Demonstrative Interrogative Personal Possessive Reflexive Indefinite

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Indefinite Pronouns

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Definition: Do not refer to any specific person, place, or thing; they refer to a general person, place or thing

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Indefinite Pronouns Example: Someone ate all of the brownies. Neither of the boys caught the ball. Both of the horses are in the meadow.

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Indefinite Pronouns All any anybody anyone anything botheach either everybody everyone fewmany most neither nobody none no one one other several some somebody someone something

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Indefinite Pronouns Directions: Write the indefinite pronoun in each sentence. 1. Each of the boys brought a friend to the race. 2. A few decided to eat Italian food last night. 3. All of the students chose blue pencils. 4. Can anybody go to the concert? 5. I hope neither of the girls fall into the lake. 6. Susan ran home, but others walked. 7. John has several of those Nike shoes. 8. No one signed up to bring in tissues. 9. Would someone please walk the dog? 10. Both of the students need to report to Mrs. Lyons office.

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Possessive Pronoun

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Definition: Takes the place of a noun that shows ownership

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Possessive Pronoun Examples: The white cat is Katies. The white cat is hers. The children are saving the childrens money. The children are saving their money.

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Possessive Pronoun The following possessive pronouns can stand alone: Hers Mine Ours Theirs Yours Examples: The coat is mine. The shoes are yours.

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Possessive Pronouns The following pronouns must be used before nouns: Her Its My Our Their Your Examples: Her car is red. Our car is black.

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Possessive Pronouns The pronoun his may be used either way. Examples: That is his dog. The dog is his.

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Possessive Pronouns Directions: Write the possessive pronoun in each sentence. 1. Lora lost her bracelet. 2. The students should take their books. 3. Brad entered his sculpture in the contest. 4. How did Texas get its name? 5. Isnt Alaska noted for its salmon? 6. Gina, where is your brother? 7. Mr. Owens found his keys. 8. Travis bought his mother a beautiful scarf from India. 9. Lisa drove her car to the top of the mountain. 10.Pam sprained her ankle while skiing.

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Personal Pronouns

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Definition: Refers to you or someone else

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Personal Pronouns Examples: She is a very tall girl. You are my best friend. My mom is so strict on us.

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Personal Pronouns SingularPlural First Person Second Person Third Person

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Personal Pronouns SingularPlural First PersonI, meWe, us, Second Person Third Person

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Personal Pronouns SingularPlural First PersonI, meWe, us Second PersonYou Third Person

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Personal Pronouns SingularPlural First PersonI, meWe, us Second PersonYou Third PersonHe, him She It They, them

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Personal Pronouns Directions: Write the personal pronoun. Write 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd for each pronoun. Then write S or P for singular or plural. 1. He just started middle school. 2. They came by the car. 3. Alexis is a great friend. 4. Scott met him on the first day.

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Demonstrative Pronouns

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Definition: Points out a specific person, place, or thing Note: Does not name the noun

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Demonstrative Pronouns Only 4: This, That, These, Those

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Demonstrative Pronouns Examples: I saw this in a magazine. What are you doing with that? I dont want that in here. Could we please buy these? Where did you find those?

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Demonstrative Pronouns SingularPlural If the object is nearbyThis -This is the desk I sit in. These - These are my shoes. If the object is far awayThat - That is my school. Those - Those are my friends.

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Interrogative Pronouns

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Definition: A pronoun that introduces a question.

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Interrogative Pronouns Only 5: Who Whom Whose What Which

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Interrogative Pronouns Examples: Who wants to come to the board? Whom will you take to the party? Whose is this? What did you ask? Which should I have for lunch?

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Interrogative Pronouns Using Interrogative Pronouns Write one sentence using each interrogative pronoun. You may not use any of the sentence from the previous slide.

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Reflexive Pronouns

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Definition: A pronoun which reflects back on to itself (like a mirror)

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Reflexive Pronouns Examples: I am so angry with myself for not studying harder. They ate all the food themselves. We painted the house by ourselves.

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Reflexive Pronouns Singular (-self) Plural (-selves) MyselfOurselves YourselfYourselves HimselfThemselves Herself Itself Oneself

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