Pronouns & Antecedents

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1 Pronouns & Antecedents

2 What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. She went to the store. Pronouns We are going to New York for vacation.

3 What is an antecedent? An antecedent is the noun which the pronoun replaces. The girl is in 6 th grade. She likes school. Antecedent Pronoun

4 Types of Pronouns Subject pronouns Object pronouns Possessive pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Interrogative pronouns Relative pronouns Indefinite pronouns

5 Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns are used as the subject of the sentence. She is not mad that Ted has a new love interest. I think Alli and Chuck make a cute couple.

6 Object Pronouns Object pronouns are used as objects of the sentence (they receive the action). They are found in the predicate. Ted sent her flowers. Alli didn t invite him to the party.

7 Subject & Object Pronouns Subject Object Singular I Me 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person (male) 3 rd person (female) You He She You Him Her 3 rd person (nonperson) It It Plural We Us 1 st person 2 nd person 3 rd person You They You Them

8 Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession of something. Possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. These are used before a noun. Ex. My lunch is in the refrigerator. Possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs stand alone. Ex. That lunch is mine.

9 Demonstrative Pronouns A demonstrative pronoun identifies a noun or pronoun. Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those This and these refer to nouns nearby in space and time. That and those refer to nouns further away in time or space. This and that refer to singular nouns. These and those refer to plural nouns.

10 Demonstrative Adjectives This, that, these and those can also be adjectives. These adjectives describe a noun or pronoun. A demonstrative pronoun takes the place of a noun. This is my favorite dessert. (Demonstrative pronoun) The papers are on that computer. (Demonstrative adjective)

11 Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronouns refer to things that are general or not specific. Indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural depending on how they re used. They are all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, most, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody, someone

12 Interrogative Pronouns Interrogative pronouns are used when asking a question. Interrogative pronouns: who, whose, whom, which and what Ex. Which is your house? Who will be introducing the speaker?

13 Relative Pronouns Relative pronouns: who, whom, that, which, whose Relative pronouns introduce adjective clauses Who is used as the subject Whom is used when there is already a subject Ex. Houston Nutt, who is the coach of the Rebels, has been a coach for many years. Lennon, whom friends describe as kind, accepted Ted s proposal.

14 Practice! Which sentence below uses a subject pronoun? a. The cards Lilly received are from him. b. He sent a card for each day of the week. c. Lilly started to question his sanity.

15 Practice! Which sentence below is correct? a. The girl whom received the cards was concerned. b. She discussed the matter with her friends, whom thought the decision was an easy one. c. Lilly, whom we thought was a smart girl, decided to date Izzy. Which sentence below does not use an object pronoun? a. They went to the store to buy a cake for the party. b. While at the store, they decided Ted wasn t worth it. c. Not sure of this opinion, Alli mulled it over.

16 Practice! Which sentence below uses an indefinite pronoun? a. Before the party, no one thought Chuck would come. b. Alli had come to her senses and decided Chuck was not the boy for her. c. He showed up; she thought she had made a terrible mistake.

17 Practice! Which sentence below contains a demonstrative pronoun? a. The girl who realized her mistake was not Alli. b. That would be Sally. c. Everyone was shocked at what happened next.