Pronouns

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Pronouns

• words that take the place of nouns
• (Antecedentthe noun that the pronoun replaces)

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Purpose of a Pronoun

• 1. Maggie loves to swim. Maggie also loves to
  ski.
• 2. Marcus ran to the store. Marcus ran to the
  store to get dinner. Then, Marcus cooked his
  dinner. Finally, Marcus ate his dinner.
• 3. This is a good book. I will loan the book to
  you.
• 4. My dad planted flowers. After my dad watered
  the flowers, the flowers grew tall.

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Personal Pronouns

• I, me, mine, we, us, ours, he, she, it, him, her,
  his, its, hers, you, you (pl.), yours, they,
  them, theirs
• Qualities of pronoun
• Person
• Number
• Gender
• Case

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The Person of Pronoun

• First person the speaker
• I, me, we, us
• Second person the person spoken to
• you
• Third person the person/thing spoken about
• he, him, she, her, it, they, them

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The Number of a Pronoun

• Singular replaces singular noun
• I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it
• Plural replaces plural noun
• We, us, you, they, them

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The Gender of a Pronoun

• Masculine male
• He, him, I, me, we, us, they, them, you
• Feminine female
• She, her, I, me, we, us, they, them, you
• Neuter object
• It, they, them

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• A student can learn to depend on their own merit
  for success. 
• 2. Take the radio out of the car and fix it.
• If the fans dont buy all the peanuts, pack them
  away until the next game.
• 4. We get so tired of listening to him drone on
  about this stuff that you want to fall out of
  your chair.

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Pronoun Case

• 1. Tom and me will buy the gift for her.
• 2. It was them who called last night.
• 3. That was her in the bright yellow car.
• 4. Buffy and me live the furthest away.
• 5. Mom gave the book to Suzy and I.

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Nominative Case Pronoun

• Subjects or Subjective Complement
• I, we, he, she, they
• Tom and (I , me) went fishing yesterday.
• That was (he , him) in the duck costume.

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Objective Case Pronouns

• Direct Object, Indirect Object, Object of the
  preposition
• Me, us, him, her, them
• Please give Betsy and (she/her) the book.
• My mom asked my brother and (I/me) to be quiet.
• We received a card from Suzy and (he/him).

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Possessive Pronouns

• Do not use apostrophes. Only pronoun contractions
  use apostrophes.
• Mine, ours, yours, theirs, his, hers, its
• Itspossessive
• Itsit is
• Their possessive
• Theyre they are
• Your possessive
• Youre you are

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• Were going to Mexico this weekend. Its going to
  be fun.
• 2. Did you finish youre homework?
• 3. Their having lunch at Chipotle.
• 4. Martha took Bens book. Who took hers?

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Compound Pronoun

• Myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, herself,
  himself, itself, themselves
• Can only be used when antecedent is present
• Himself and I are running the marathon.
• The class and myself will decorate the gym.

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VIE p. 311-313

• Write down one interrogative pronoun.
• Which interrogative pronoun is only used in
  nominative case?
• Which interrogative pronoun is only used in
  objective case?

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Interrogative Pronouns

• Who persons (nominative case)
• Whom persons (objective case)
• Which persons or things
• What things/asking for information
• Whose shows possession (dont confuse with
  whos who is)

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• 1. What painter do you like best?
• 2. Whom was awarded the medal?
• 3. To who will you give the cookie?
• 4. For who is the letter?
• 5. Whom invited the ants to our picnic?
• 6. Who should we ask for the money?

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Distributive Pronouns

• Refers to each person, place, or thing,
  separately.
• Each, Either, Neither (p. 314) ALWAYS SINGULAR
  IN NUMBER
• I think that neither of the clocks (is/are)
  correct.
• Neither of your brothers (has/have) red hair like
  you.
• Each of the students is responsible for
  (his/their) own work.

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Indefinite Pronouns

• Refers to no specific person, place, or thing
• (p. 315). Some are singular some are plural and
  some can be singular or plural.
• Everyone receives a good grade for (her/their)
  work.
• Everything on the bookcases is in
  (its/its/their) proper spot.

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Avoid double negative!

• Didnt (nobody/anybody) see my book?
• Wasnt (nothing/anything) left in the store?