PRONOUNSPRONOUNSOur handy, dandy, friends… handy, dandy, friends…

They give us short cuts!They give us short cuts!

PRONOUNSPRONOUNSTAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN

OR A PRONOUNOR A PRONOUN

The boy looks at the The boy looks at the booksbooks. .

REPLACE THE REPLACE THE NOUNSNOUNS!!

The The boyboy looks at the looks at the booksbooks. .

He He looks atlooks at them. them.

REPLACE THE REPLACE THE NOUNS!NOUNS!

The The studentsstudents listened to listened to Mrs. Puff.Mrs. Puff.

TheyThey listened to listened to herher. .

What about…?What about…?Mrs. CochrenMrs. Cochren wants wants ice ice

creamcream..

SheShe wants wants whatwhat??

Pronouns replace Pronouns replace nouns!nouns!

The The flavorsflavors look tasty! look tasty!_______look tasty._______look tasty.

AllAll

MostMost

Some Some

WhichWhich

ThoseThose

Antecedent Antecedent ExamplesExamples

WhoWho wants a refreshing root wants a refreshing root beer float? beer float?

To which noun is “To which noun is “who”who” referring or referring or replacing?replacing?

You should know…You should know… A pronoun A pronoun takes the placetakes the place of a noun! of a noun!

Each pronoun has an Each pronoun has an antecedentantecedent (stated (stated or unstated). or unstated).

Antecedent = the Antecedent = the wordword the pronoun the pronoun refers torefers to or or replacesreplaces

Antecedent exampleAntecedent example

The The dogdog chased the chased the catscats..

ItIt chased chased themthem..

Antecedent Antecedent ExamplesExamples

Scooby DooScooby Doo, where are , where are youyou? ?  

PERSONAL PERSONAL PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

SINGULARSINGULAR

FIRST PERSONFIRST PERSON I, ME, MY, MINEI, ME, MY, MINE

SECOND PERSON SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURSYOU, YOUR, YOURS

THIRD PERSON THIRD PERSON HE, HIM, HISHE, HIM, HIS SHE, HER, HERSSHE, HER, HERS

IT, ITSIT, ITS

PERSONAL PERSONAL PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

PLURALPLURAL

FIRST PERSONFIRST PERSON WE, US, OUR, OURSWE, US, OUR, OURS

SECOND PERSON SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURSYOU, YOUR, YOURS

THIRD PERSON THIRD PERSON THEY, THEM, THEY, THEM,

THEIR, THEIRSTHEIR, THEIRS

NOTESNOTES

PRONOUN =PRONOUN =

TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUNTAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN

ANTECEDENT =ANTECEDENT =

THE NOUN TO WHICH THE THE NOUN TO WHICH THE PRONOUN PRONOUN

IS REFERRING OR REPLACING IS REFERRING OR REPLACING

TYPES OF TYPES OF PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

PERSONALPERSONAL REFLEXIVEREFLEXIVE INTENSIVEINTENSIVE DEMONSTRATIVEDEMONSTRATIVE INTERROGATIVEINTERROGATIVE INDEFINITE INDEFINITE RELATIVERELATIVE

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNSREFLEXIVE PRONOUNSREFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND REFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND

IS NECESSARY TO THE IS NECESSARY TO THE MEANING MEANING

SPONGE BOB ENJOYS SPONGE BOB ENJOYS HIMSELFHIMSELF AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.

Reflexive PronounsReflexive Pronouns

First personFirst person myself, ourselvesmyself, ourselves

Second personSecond person yourself, yourselvesyourself, yourselves

Third person Third person himself, herselfhimself, herself

itself, themselvesitself, themselves

Reflexive ExampleReflexive ExampleThe artist prided The artist prided himselfhimself of of

his masterpiece. his masterpiece.

Intensive PronounsIntensive Pronouns Emphasizes another noun or pronoun Emphasizes another noun or pronoun

and is unnecessary to the meaning. and is unnecessary to the meaning. It intensifies the meaning!It intensifies the meaning!

Mrs. Cochren Mrs. Cochren herselfherself popped the popped the popcorn!popcorn!

Intensive ExamplesIntensive Examples

Did you draw Bigfoot Did you draw Bigfoot yourselfyourself? ?

Intensive PronounsIntensive Pronouns

First personFirst person myself, ourselvesmyself, ourselves

Second personSecond person yourself, yourselvesyourself, yourselves

Third person Third person himself, herselfhimself, herself

itself, themselvesitself, themselves

REFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVEREFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVE

Reflexive = requiredReflexive = required Intensive = intensifierIntensive = intensifier

The students raised the money The students raised the money themselvesthemselves..

They motivated They motivated themselvesthemselves to work to work hard. hard.

DEMONSTRATIVEDEMONSTRATIVETHESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT THESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT

A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.IDEA.

ThisThis is the best candy. is the best candy.

Are Are thesethese good treats? good treats?

 

DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

THISTHISTHAT THAT THESE THESE THOSETHOSE

DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLESEXAMPLES

THESETHESE ARE MINE. ARE MINE. THE SHOES ARE MINE. THE SHOES ARE MINE.

DID YOU SEE DID YOU SEE THATTHAT?? DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?

I WANT TO BUY I WANT TO BUY THISTHIS. . I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO. I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE?OR ADJECTIVE?

THISTHIS IS HIS PET. IS HIS PET. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.

THAT SPIDER IS SCARY.THAT SPIDER IS SCARY.THATTHAT IS SO GROSS! IS SO GROSS!

ADJECTIVEADJECTIVE THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.

THISTHIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH SPIDER?SPIDER?

DEMONSTRATIVE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNPRONOUN

THISTHIS IS HIS PET. IS HIS PET.

THISTHIS REPLACES THE NOUN “THE REPLACES THE NOUN “THE SPIDER”.SPIDER”.

THE SPIDERTHE SPIDER IS HIS PET. IS HIS PET.

ADJECTIVEADJECTIVETHAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS! THAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS!

INTERROGATIVE INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

WHICHWHICH WHATWHAT WHOWHO WHOMWHOM WHOSE WHOSE

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNSINTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE A QUESTION.A QUESTION.

WHOWHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR?WHATWHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW? IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW?WHICHWHICH DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR

CATS?CATS?WHOSEWHOSE LEPRECHAUN IS THIS? LEPRECHAUN IS THIS?TO TO WHOMWHOM ARE YOU SPEAKING? ARE YOU SPEAKING?

RELATIVE RELATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

THAT THAT WHICH WHICH WHO WHO WHOMWHOMWHOSEWHOSE

RELATIVE RELATIVE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (SUBORDINATE CLAUSES)(SUBORDINATE CLAUSES)

CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, WHICHWHICH I LOVE, IS I LOVE, IS YUMMY. YUMMY.

HE IS THE NEIGHBOR HE IS THE NEIGHBOR WHOWHO I THINK IS A I THINK IS A VAMPIRE! VAMPIRE!

INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVERELATIVE

INTERROGATIVE—INTERROGATIVE—INTRODUCES A QUESTION INTRODUCES A QUESTION

RELATIVE—BEGINS A RELATIVE—BEGINS A SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE CLAUSECLAUSE

INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?RELATIVE?

1)1) WHOSEWHOSE DONKEY IS THAT? DONKEY IS THAT?

INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?RELATIVE?

WHICHWHICH CHEESE IS YOUR CHEESE IS YOUR FAVORITE?FAVORITE?

INTERROGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?RELATIVE?

JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT NOVELS NOVELS THAT THAT KEEP ME KEEP ME TURNING THE PAGES.TURNING THE PAGES.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS

REFERREFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY NAMED

SOMESOME WERE THERE. WERE THERE.

MANYMANY WERE ABSENT. WERE ABSENT.

SINGULAR INDEFINITE SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNSPRONOUNS

ANYBODY NOBODY EACHANYBODY NOBODY EACHANYONEANYONE NO ONE NO ONE

EITHEREITHERANYTHINGANYTHING NOTHING NONE NOTHING NONE

NEITHERNEITHER

EVERYBODYEVERYBODY SOMEBODY SOMEBODYEVERYONEEVERYONE SOMEONE SOMEONE EVERYTHINGEVERYTHING SOMETHING SOMETHING

PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNSPLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

BOTH BOTH

FEW FEW

MANY MANY

SEVERALSEVERAL

USE PLURAL VERB FORMS—USE PLURAL VERB FORMS—

ARE, WERE, ETC. ARE, WERE, ETC.

SINGULAR OR PLURALSINGULAR OR PLURALINDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS

ALLALL

ANYANY

MORE MORE

MOST MOST

NONENONE

SOMESOME

INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS SOMESOME WERE THERE. WERE THERE.

LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE. LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNS

MANYMANY WERE ABSENT. WERE ABSENT.

ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT. ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT.