Pronouns - A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or another pronoun.
Example - 1.Marie went for a walk.
- She went for a walk.
- In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.
Antecedents - An 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.
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.
Subject Pronouns - Singular Plural
- I we
- You you
- He, she, it they
- (who, whoever)
1 - 1
- Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.
Kristina - Kristina
- went to the game. She brought her
- little brother with her.
Object Pronoun - The object pronoun is a someone or something that receives the action of the subject.
- She kicked it.
- “It” is a pronoun and “it” is receiving the action- it is being kicked.
Object Pronouns - Singular Plural
- me us
- you you
- him, her, it them
- (whom, whoever)
2 - 2
- She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call ______.
She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her. - She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her.
6 Types of Pronouns - A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about.
- Karen ate pizza.
- She was hungry.
- The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."
Examples | | | | | | | | | | - He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
| - They, them, their, theirs
| 2. Reflexive Pronouns - A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. It ends in "-self" or “-selves”
- Bob enjoyed himself at the gym.
- “Himself” is a reflexive pronoun; it is necessary for the sentence
- to make sense.
3. Intensive Pronouns - An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun.
- It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
- Did you decorate the room yourself?
- “yourself” is not necessary to include.
| | | | | - However, one doesn’t have to be INTENSE and make grunting and growling noises.
| Reflexive and Intensive Examples 4. Indefinite Pronouns - An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named.
- Someone stole my wallet!
- The word "someone" is the
- indefinite pronoun.
Indefinite Exampes | | - Anybody, anyone,
- Each, either,
- Every, everybody,
- Everyone,
- Neither, nobody,
- No one, nothing, one
| | 5. Demonstrative Pronouns - A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that replaces and points out a person, place, thing, or idea.
- These are sour.
- The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun; it replaces the word lemons.
Demonstrative Pronoun Examples 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.
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