a. Word used in place of one or more nouns b. Function (job) is to replace

Word that a pronoun stands for or refers to a. Must be a noun b. Ex: Josh, have you turned in your report?

i. Ex: It was hot outside today. ii. Ex: It is 1:45.

a. “I want you to study,” Mr. Daley said to the class. b. The firefighter carefully adjusted her oxygen mask.

a. Agree – to go together b. Number – singular or plural c. Gender – masculine, feminine, or neuter

e. Ex: Jessica always does Jessica’s homework after dinner.

a. The one speaking: first person b. The one spoken to: second person c. The one spoken about: third person

PERSONAL PRONOUNS SingularPlural First Person Second Person you, your, yours Third Person

C. A welder must be careful with their tools. D. If a farmer is not dedicated to their farm, they will probably lose the farm.

G. Writers should proofread ____________ work carefully.

2. Jessica and Megan’s lunch table is a bunch of brigands. 3. This desk is Paige’s.

a. Personal pronouns that show ownership. a. Never have apostrophes. a. Circle the fourteen possessive pronouns on your personal pronoun chart.

i. We worked hard on our experiment. ii. Montana’s sister helped with her research. iii. I added up and analyzed all my data.

iv. Several of our fellow students congratulated us on the project. v. Montana was grateful for her sister’s help on the project.

REFLEXIVE/INTENSIVE PRONOUNS SingularPlural First Person Second Person Third Person

a. Always refers to the sentence subject, therefore its antecedent is always the sentence subject. b. Ex: Adam enjoyed himself at the party. c. Ex: The team members prided themselves on their win.

a. The sentence will survive if you remove the intensive pronoun. b. Ex: I myself cooked that delicious dinner. c. Ex: Did you redecorate the room yourself?

a. this, that, these, those b. Which refer to singular nouns? c. Plural nouns? d. Things that are far away? e. Things that are close by?

i. Ex: Those shoes are very sturdy. i. Ex: I love these kittens.

1. Those classes visited the botanical gardens. 2. Everyone enjoyed this week’s trip. 3. Those are particularly lovely

4. Have you seen these before? 5. This path leads to the greenhouse.

Introduces a question

NOT interrogative pronouns: when, why, where, how

Are NOT all interrogative pronouns

d. Who wrote “The Cask of Amontillado?”

i. Who is used as a subject; it performs the action of the verb. *HINT: Replace “who” with “he/she.” *Who (he) wrote “The Cask of Amontillado?”

ii. Whom is used as an object; it receives the action of the verb. *It can also be the object of a preposition which is always the last word in a prepositional phrase. *HINT: Replace “whom” with “him/her.” *With whom is she attending the dance?

It’s because according to its definition, a preposition must always be followed by a noun or pronoun which acts as its object of the preposition?

Who are you going with? Who are you sending that to? Where does she live at?

Instead of: Who are you going with? Try: With whom are you going?

Instead of: Who are you sending that to? Try:

v. Whom do you want to win the Presidential election? vi. For whom is that gift?

*does not refer to a definite person, place, thing, or idea *frequently is used without antecedents

SingularPluralSingular or Plural 1.anybodybothall 2. anyonefewany 3. eachmanymost 4. eitherothersnone 5. everybodyseveralsome 6. everyone 7. everything 8. neither 9. no one 10. nobody 11. nothing 12. one 13. somebody 14. someone 15. something

i. Ex: Some people were offended by that movie.

i.Ex: Everybody has ________________ favorite team. ii. Ex: Anyone without _____________ money may not go on the trip.

word that replaces a noun or another pronoun Examples: he, she, they, it, we, you, this, that, those, these

type of pronoun that introduces a subordinate clause Examples: who, whom, whose, which, that

*group of words that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone. *must be joined with at least one independent clause to make a sentence and express a complete thought

a. Since the day we met b. If the dress is too long c. That the teacher recommended

1. We read a book that contained a story about settlers. 2. The settlers, who had written it, described their hardships. 3. The winter, which they knew would be harsh, was fast approaching.