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Pronouns
• A pronoun is a word
used instead of a noun
or another pronoun.
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Example
1.Marie went for a walk.
She went for a walk.
• In the second sentence, she is apronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.
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AntecedentsAn antecedent is the noun the
pronoun replaces or refers to.
Jane and Margaret went shopping;
they bought a new book at the
store.
“Jane and Margaret” is the
antecedent. “They”is the pronoun
that replaces it.
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Subject Pronoun
• The subject pronoun is who or what
the sentence is about
– We played soccer.
– “We” is a pronoun and it tells who the
sentence is about.
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Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural
I we
You you
He, she, it they
(who, whoever)
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Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little
brother with her.
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Kristina
went to the game. She brought her
little brother with her.
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Object Pronoun
• The object pronoun is a
someone or something that
receives the action of thesubject.
– She kicked it.
– “It” is a pronoun and “it” isreceiving the action- it is being
kicked.
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Object Pronouns
Singular Plural
me us
you you
him, her, it them
(whom, whoever)
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She forgot to call Jennifer.She forgot to call ______.
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She forgot to call Jennifer.
She forgot to call her.
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6 Types of Pronouns
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1. Personal Pronouns
A personal pronoun refers to theone speaking, the one spokento, or the one spoken about.
Karen ate pizza.
She was hungry.
The word "she" is a personalpronoun that refers to "Karen."
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ME!
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Examples
Singular Plural
First Person I, me, my,
mine
We, us, our,
ours
Second
Person
You, your,
yours
You, your ,
yours
Third person He, him, his,she, her, hers,
it, its
They, them,their, theirs
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2. Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun is a pronounthat refers to the subject and isnecessary to the meaning of the
sentence. It ends in "-self" or“-selves”
Bob enjoyed himself at the gym.
“Himself” is a reflexive pronoun; it isnecessary for the sentence
to make sense.
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3. Intensive Pronouns
• An intensive pronoun emphasizes a
noun or another pronoun.
• It is not necessary to the meaningof the sentence.
Did you decorate the room yourself?
“yourself” is not necessary to include.
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Reflexive- NECESSARY Intensive- UNECESSARY
To lift weights, one must FLEX their
muscles.
However, one doesn’t have to be
INTENSE and make grunting and
growling noises.
Grrrr…
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Reflexive and Intensive
ExamplesSingular Plural
Myself Ourselves
Yourself Yourselves
Himself Themselves
Herself itself
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4. Indefinite PronounsAn indefinite pronoun is a pronoun
that refers to persons, places, orthings, in general. It may or may
not be specifically named.
Someone stole my wallet!
The word "someone" is the
indefinite pronoun.
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Indefinite Exampes
Singular Plural
Anybody, anyone,
Each, either,Every, everybody,
Everyone,
Neither, nobody,
No one, nothing, one
Both
Many Few
several
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5. Demonstrative
PronounsA demonstrative pronoun is a
pronoun that replaces and points
out a person, place, thing, or idea. These are sour.
The word "these" is a demonstrativepronoun; it replaces the word
lemons.
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Demonstrative Pronoun
Examples• This
• That
• These
• Those
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6. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun introduces
a question.Who, whom, and which are
interrogative pronouns.
Who wrote Twilight ? The word “Who" is an interrogative
pronoun.