Elements of Language, Third Course Pages 378-381 The Pronoun
Slide 2 A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more
nouns or pronouns. Example: Stan bought a suit and an overcoat. He
will wear them tomorrow. Slide 3 The Pronoun Stan bought a suit and
an overcoat. He will wear them tomorrow. Stan bought a suit and an
overcoat. He will wear them tomorrow. Slide 4 The Pronoun Several
of the horses have gone into the stable because they are hungry.
Slide 5 The Pronoun Several of the horses have gone into the stable
because they are hungry. Slide 6 The Antecedent The word that a
pronoun stands for or refers to is called the antecedent of the
pronoun. Slide 7 The Antecedent Find the pronoun. What is its
antecedent? The tour guide showed the students where they could see
Mayan pottery. Slide 8 the pronoun The tour guide showed the
students where they could see Mayan pottery. Slide 9 the antecedent
and the pronoun The tour guide showed the students where they could
see Mayan pottery. Slide 10 The Antecedent Find the pronoun. What
is its antecedent? Why did Oscar give his camera to the film
school? Slide 11 the pronoun Why did Oscar give his camera to the
film school? Slide 12 the antecedent and the pronoun Why did Oscar
give his camera to the film school? Slide 13 The Antecedent Find
the pronoun. What is its antecedent? Darius scored a field goal. It
was his first of the season. Slide 14 the pronoun Darius scored a
field goal. It was his first of the season. Slide 15 the antecedent
and the pronoun Darius scored a field goal. It was his first of the
season. Slide 16 The Antecedent Darius scored a field goal. It was
his first of the season. Notice: A pronoun may appear in the same
sentence as its antecedent or in a nearby sentence. Slide 17
Identifying Antecedents Complete Exercise 5 (p. 379) Slide 18
Personal Pronouns First Person (the one speaking) I, me, my mine,
we us, our, ours Second Person (the one spoken to) You, your, yours
Third Person (the one spoken about) He, him, his, she, her hers,
it, its, they, them, their, theirs Slide 19 Identify the Personal
Pronouns I hope that they can find your apartment by following our
directions. Slide 20 Personal Pronouns I hope that they can find
your apartment by following our directions. Slide 21 Find the
Personal Pronouns She said that we could call them at home. Slide
22 Find the Personal Pronouns She said that we could call them at
home. Slide 23 Find the Personal Pronouns He asked us to help him
clear away the fallen branches from his backyard. Slide 24 Personal
Pronouns He asked us to help him clear away the fallen branches
from his backyard. Slide 25 Find the Personal Pronouns Their dog
obeyed them immediately and went to its bed. Slide 26 Personal
Pronouns Their dog obeyed them immediately and went to its bed.
Slide 27 Reflexive Pronouns A reflexive pronoun refers to the
subject of a sentence and functions as a complement or as an object
of a preposition. Jason looked at himself in the mirror. Slide 28
Intensive Pronouns An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent
and has no grammatical function. Janet herself was inclined to
boycott. Slide 29 Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns First
Personmyself, ourselves Second Personyourself, yourselves Third
Personhimself, herself, itself, themselves Slide 30 Reflexive or
Intensive? Elena treated herself to a snack. Even Julie herself was
upset. They took only enough food for themselves. Slide 31
Reflexive or Intensive? Albert himself organized the fund- raiser.
Julie was upset with herself. He was all by himself. Slide 32
Demonstrative Pronouns A demonstrative pronoun is used to point out
a specific person, place, thing or idea. This desk is old.
thisthatthesethose Slide 33 Demonstrative Pronouns That is Susies
favorite restaurant in San Francisco. The tacos I make taste better
than those. These chairs have wheels on them and are easy to move
around. This is the last example of demonstrative pronouns. Slide
34 Interrogative Pronouns to interrogate means to question An
interrogative pronoun introduces a question. whowhomwhichwhatwhose
Slide 35 Interrogative Pronouns Which of the songs is your
favorite? What is your parakeets name? To whom are you speaking?
Who do you think will win American Idol? Whose on first? Slide 36
Relative Pronouns A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate
clause. The ship that you saw is sailing to Greece Isabel is my
friend who is training for the Boston marathon.
ThatWhichWhoWhomwhose Slide 37 Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite
pronoun refers to one or more persons, places, ideas, or things
that may or may not be specifically named. Slide 38 Indefinite
Pronouns alleachmostone anothereithermuchother
anyeveryoneneitherseveral anybodyeverythingnobodysome
anyonefewnonesomebody anythingmanyno onesomething
bothmorenothingsuch Slide 39 Indefinite Pronouns Angelo has
everything he will need to go rock climbing. Is anyone at home?
Most of the birds had already flown south for the winter. Slide 40
Identifying Pronouns Complete Exercise 6 (p. 381)
