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Pronoun & Antecedent 0 Pronoun 0 Definition: a word used to take the place of a noun. 0 Antecedent 0 Definition: the noun/word that the pronoun replaces.
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PronounsFreshman
Lesson 1
Pronoun & Antecedent
0Pronoun0Definition: a word used to take the place of a noun.
0Antecedent0Definition: the noun/word that the pronoun
replaces.
Personal Pronouns0Pronouns that refer to the person speaking (1st), the person
spoken to (2nd), or the person, place, or thing being spoken about (3rd).
0Example: I did not like your dad when he called me a bad influence on you!
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular I, me, my, mine you, your, yourshe, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
Plural us, we, our, oursyou, your, yours, y’all, y’alls
they, them, their, theirs
Possessive Personal Pronouns
0Personal pronouns that show ownership or possession.
0Example: Give us back our trophy!0Example: His conscience was bothering him after he
lied to his mom.
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular my, mine your, yours his, her, hers, its
Plural our, ours your, yours, y’alls
their, theirs
Reflexive & Intensive Pronouns
0End in “self” or “selves”
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular myself yourself himself, herself, itself
Plural ourselves yourselves themselves
Reflexive or Intensive?
0Reflexive Definition: Adds information to the sentence by pointing back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence.
0Example: Tom fixed himself a bedtime snack.
0 Intensive Definition: Simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence.
0Example: Mom fixed the car herself.
Practice
Personal Pronouns
Directions: Identify the personal pronouns & their antecedents in each sentence.
0Michael, are you going to eat all your food?0Since Lisa has a pool at her house, she is very popular. 0The dog scratched its ears for an hour straight!0Is that cookie yours?0Telling the twins Tina and Lucy apart is impossible
unless I memorize their clothes. 0The students all forgot to study for their quiz.0Jimmy left his wallet at home and was not able to buy
his girlfriend her dinner.
Lesson 14
Relative Pronouns
0Pronouns that begin a subordinate clause (group of words with a subject and verb that could not be a sentence on it’s own) and connects it to another idea in the sentence.
0Example: Here is the girl whom I want you to meet.0Example: The assignment, which was very easy, was
fun!0Example: Where is the picture that you painted?
Relative Pronouns
that, which, who, whom, whose
Extra
Demonstrative Pronouns
0Pronouns that direct attention to specific people, places, or things.
0Example: Is this the cookie you wanted?
0Example: Those children are very mean.
0Example: This is my first day of school.
Demonstrative Pronouns
Singular this, that
Plural these, those
Interrogative Pronouns
0Pronouns used to begin a question.0Not all pronouns used in questions are interrogative
pronouns
0Example: Who told you the secret?0Example: Whom did you meet at the White House?0Example: Which of the essays is yours?
Interrogative Pronouns
what, which, who, whom, whose
Indefinite Pronouns0Pronouns that refer to people, places, or things that are often
not specific. 0Remember not to use the word “one” as a number
0Example: None of the kids had much to eat.0Example: Give all of the tickets to everyone in the streets
Indefinite Pronouns
Singular another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something
Plural both, few, many, others, several
Singular or Plural all, any, more, most, none, some
Sources
0Prentice Hall Writing & Grammar: Grammar Exercise Workbook 9
0Prentice Hall Writing & Grammar: Grammar Exercise Workbook 10