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Pronouns
Takes the place of a noun, and makes the sentence less repetitive or
cumbersome.
Subjective Pronoun Case• A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a
sentence—it performs the action of the verb.
heIit
shetheyweyou
Objective Pronoun Case• An objective pronoun acts as the object of a
sentence—it receives the action of the verb
Meyouhimheritus
them
Personal
• These pronouns replaces people.– First person– Second person– Third person
• Broken into subjective and objective in most sentences
Personal PronounsFirst/Second/Third Person
Singular PluralFirst Person I, me, my, mine,
myselfwe, us, our, ours, ourselves
Second Person you, your, yours, yourself
you, your, yours, yourself
Third Person he, him, his, himselfshe, her, hers, herselfit, itself
they, them, their, theirs, themselves
Reflexive
• Ends with –self or -selves• Used when the subject and the object of the
sentence are the same.• They clarify the meaning of the sentence• Cannot be removed from the sentence
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itselfourselves, yourselves, themselves
Intensive
• Ends in –self or –selves• Is used to add emphasis in the sentence• Can be removed from the sentence
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itselfourselves, yourselves, themselves
Numbers Shift in Pronouns
• Make sure that the pronouns you are using in agreeing with the number of persons, places, or things you are referring.
• Check to make sure whether the pronoun is singular or plural.
Indefinite
• Used to refer to unspecified person, place or thing.
• Can be singular or plural– Indefinite pronoun singular=third person singular– Indefinite pronoun plural=plural pronoun
• Used when:– We don’t know exactly the person, place or thing– We don’t know how many– We want to speak in general terms
Indefinite PronounsSingular Pluralanother all
anybody, anyone, anything more
each most
either, neither some
everybody, everyone, everything such
nobody, no one
somebody, someone
Nothing, one, other, both, few, many, others, several, more, most, none, some
Possessive• Pronouns which show possession
General Possessive Absolute Possessivemy mine
your yourshis hisher hersits theirsourours
Antecedent
• The word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to.
• Example: The teacher asked the children where they were going.
AntecedentPronoun