What is a pronoun?

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What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word that is used in the place of
  one or more nouns or pronouns.
• Example
• When Cindy came to the bus stop, she was carrying
  her backpack.
• The word or word group that a pronoun stands for
  is called its antecedent.
• Cindy is the antecedent of she.

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Sometimes the antecedent is not
stated because the reader can understand the
meaning without it.Examples1. Call your
mother.The antecedent of your in this imperative
sentence is clearly the person being spoken to
(you).2. They beat us fair and square.The
antecedent of They is clearly the team the
speaker played against. The antecedent of us is
clearly the team of which the speaker is a
member. Got it?
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Practice

• Warriners Book page 31 do 1-10
• Language Network page 53 Diagnostic Test

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Personal Pronouns

• A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking
  (1st person), the one spoken to (2nd person) or
  the one spoken about (3rd person).
• Personal pronouns have both singular plural
  forms.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vSWnc1HSCvRY

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Personal Pronouns Singular Plural
1st person I, me, my, mine we, us, our ours
2nd person You, your, yours You, your, yours
3rd person He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its They, them, their, theirs
Note that the pronouns my, mine, our, ours, your,
yours, her, hers, his, its, their, theirs are
possessive pronouns that show ownership or
possession.
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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

• A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is
  necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence.
• They chose new books for themselves.
• An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent
  and is not necessary to the meaning of the
  sentence.
• The award will be presented by the principal
  herself.

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Practice

• Warriners p33 exercise 5 6
• Language Network p.55 Practice Apply
• p.65 Practice Apply

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Demonstrative Pronouns

• A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific
  person, place or thing.
• This is my uniform. Is that really his backpack?

Demonstrative Pronouns
this that these those
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Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, place,
  thing or idea that may not be specifically named.
• Everyone in the class was invited to the party.
• None of the boys knew much about camping.

all each more one
any either much other
anybody everybody neither several
anyone everyone nobody some
anything few none somebody
both many No one something
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Practice
Practice

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vKxEteThaTAA
• Warrniers page 35 exercise 7 review B.
• Language NetworK page 72- 74.

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Interrogative Pronouns

• An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
• What is the first even in the contest?
• Who is going to represent our team?
• Which of the books are you reading?

what which who whom whose
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Relative Pronouns

• A relative pronoun introduces an adjective
  clause.
• Robins are among the birds that migrate south
• for the winter.

that which who whom whose
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Practice

• Warriners page 37
• Language Network page 68 Practice Apply

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Agreement of Pronouns Antecedents

• A pronoun should agree in gender with its
  antecedent.
• Rosa lost her glasses.
• Hank wrote in his journal

Feminine she her hers
Masculine he him his
Neuter (things) It Its its
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A pronoun should agree in number and gender
with its antecedent. ..\Downloads\pronouns
gender and number.htm
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Practice

• Warriners page 138-142
• Language Network page 69-71