Pronouns

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Pronouns

• Standing in for Nouns

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Personal Pronouns

• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one
  or more nouns. Pronouns that refer to people or
  things are called personal pronouns.
• he
• they
• it
• I
• we
• she
• me
• us
• them
• her
• you
• him

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Possessive Pronouns

• A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows who
  or what has something. A possessive pronoun may
  take the place of a possessive noun.

Singular Plural
Used Before Nouns my your her, his, its our your their
Used Alone mine yours hers, his, its ours yours theirs
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Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not
  refer to a particular person, place, or thing.

Always Singular Always Plural
another neither anybody nobody anyone no one anything nothing each one either somebody everybody someone everyone something everything much both few many others several
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Reflexive Intensive Pronouns

• A reflexive pronoun ends with self or selves
  and refers to the subject of a sentence.
• Yolanda bought herself a book on engine repair.

Singular Plural
myself yourself himself, herself, itself ourselves yourselves themselves
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Intensive Pronouns

• A Reflexive Pronoun refers to the subject and is
  necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence.
• Mavis reminded herself to speak slowly and
  clearly.
• An Intensive Pronoun also ends in self or
  selves and emphasizes its antecedent and is NOT
  necessary to the basic meaning of the sentence.
• Mr. Hogan himself supplied the decorations.

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Interrogative Pronouns

• An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used to
  introduce an interrogative sentence.
• Who borrowed the book?
• Whom did the librarian call?
• Which is it?
• What interests you?
• Whose copy of the book is it?

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Demonstrative Pronouns

• A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that points
  out something.
• This is an interesting book.
• These are interesting books.
• That was a good movie.
• Those were good movies.

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Relative Pronouns

• A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate
  clause.
• Examples
• Harry S. Truman, who became president when
  Franklin D. Roosevelt died, surprised many people
  with his victory over Thomas Dewey in 1948.
• Robins are among the birds that migrate south for
  the winter.

Common Relative Pronouns
that which who whom whose
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Antecedents

• Antecedent a word or word phrase that has been
  replaced by a pronoun.
• Here is an example from Hatchet.
• antecedent
• Brian reached out and took the wheel in a grip so
  tight his knuckles were white.
• Think Whose knuckles were white?

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