PronounsPronounsDefinition: A word used in place of a Definition: A word used in place of a noun or more than one noun.noun or more than one noun.We use them to help make our speech We use them to help make our speech less repetitive and less repetitive and awkward.

ANTECEDENT: the noun or group of ANTECEDENT: the noun or group of nouns a pronoun replaces. nouns a pronoun replaces. The antecedent is not always found in The antecedent is not always found in the same sentence as the pronoun. the same sentence as the pronoun. Ex. Ex. SpamSpam is mysterious. is mysterious. ItIt is also is also funny.funny.

Find the Find the pronounpronoun and and antecedentantecedent..

The dog was too scared to get his favorite The dog was too scared to get his favorite toy off of the heating vent in the floor.toy off of the heating vent in the floor.

The The dog dog was too scared to get was too scared to get hishis favorite favorite toy off of the heating vent in the floor.toy off of the heating vent in the floor.

The vent scared him because he once got The vent scared him because he once got his foot caught in it.his foot caught in it.

The The vent vent scared scared himhim because because hehe once got once got his his foot caught in foot caught in itit. (. (dogdog))

Personal Pronouns:Personal Pronouns:Definition: Pronouns that help us refer to Definition: Pronouns that help us refer to

people. They can be either first, second or people. They can be either first, second or third person.third person.

First Person First Person Personal Personal PronounsPronouns

(the person speaking)(the person speaking)

SINGULARSINGULAR PLURALPLURAL

I, my, mine, meI, my, mine, me we, our, ours, we, our, ours, usus

Second Person Second Person Personal Personal PronounsPronouns

(the person spoken to)(the person spoken to)SINGULARSINGULAR PLURALPLURAL

You, your, yoursYou, your, yours you, your, you, your, yoursyours

Third Person Third Person Personal Personal PronounsPronouns

(some other person or thing (some other person or thing spoken about)spoken about)

SINGULARSINGULAR PLURALPLURAL

he, his, himhe, his, him they, their, they, their, theirstheirs

she, her, hersshe, her, hers themthem

it, itsit, its

Other Commonly Used Other Commonly Used PronounsPronouns

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS are the REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS are the SelfSelf forms of personal pronouns and used forms of personal pronouns and used to refer to the subject of the sentence.to refer to the subject of the sentence.myselfmyself ourselvesourselvesyourselfyourself yourselvesyourselveshimself, herself, itselfhimself, herself, itself themselvesthemselves

Ex. You brought this on Ex. You brought this on yourselfyourself..TIP: If you take a reflexive pronoun out TIP: If you take a reflexive pronoun out

of its sentence, the sentence will no of its sentence, the sentence will no longer make sense. longer make sense.

Intensive PronounsIntensive Pronouns

Intensive Pronouns are also the Intensive Pronouns are also the selfself forms of pronouns, but they are used forms of pronouns, but they are used to add emphasis to another noun or to add emphasis to another noun or pronoun in the sentence other than pronoun in the sentence other than the subject. the subject.

Ex. He Ex. He himselfhimself carved the roast beast. carved the roast beast. TIP: You could leave an intensive TIP: You could leave an intensive

pronoun out of a sentence and the pronoun out of a sentence and the sentence would still make sense. sentence would still make sense.

Relative PronounsRelative PronounsUsed to introduce adjective clausesUsed to introduce adjective clauses(adjective clause= group of words in a sentence that is (adjective clause= group of words in a sentence that is usually separated by commas and describes a noun)usually separated by commas and describes a noun)

whowho whomwhom whosewhose which which thatthat

Ex. BillyEx. Billy, , whowho is my favorite podiatrist, is my favorite podiatrist, likes to likes to juggle.juggle.

INTERROGATIVE PronounsINTERROGATIVE Pronouns

Used in questionsUsed in questionsWho…? Whose…? What…? Whom…?Who…? Whose…? What…? Whom…?

Which…? Which…?

Ex. Ex. WhoWho is my favorite podiatrist? is my favorite podiatrist?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSDEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNSUsed to point out a specific Used to point out a specific

person person or thingor thingThis ThatThis That TheseThese ThoseThose

Ex. I like Ex. I like thatthat..

TheseThese are my least favorite are my least favorite shoes.shoes.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNSINDEFINITE PRONOUNSDon’t refer to a definite person or Don’t refer to a definite person or

thing; frequently used without thing; frequently used without antecedentsantecedents

AllAll eacheach moremore oneone

AnotherAnother eithereither mostmost otherother

AnyAny everybodyeverybody muchmuch severalseveral

AnybodyAnybody everyoneeveryone neitherneither somesome

AnyoneAnyone everythingeverything nobody somebodynobody somebody

AnythingAnything fewfew nonenonesomeonesomeone

BothBoth manymany no oneno one

Ex. Ex. EveryoneEveryone loves monkeys. loves monkeys.

MostMost have tails. have tails.