Our handy, dandy, friends… They give us short cuts! PRONOUNS Our handy, dandy, friends… They give us short cuts!

PRONOUNS TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN OR A PRONOUN The boy looks at the books.

REPLACE THE NOUNS! The boy looks at the books. He looks at them.

REPLACE THE NOUNS! The students listened to Mrs. Puff. They listened to her.

What about…? Mrs. Cochren wants ice cream. She wants what?

Pronouns replace nouns! The flavors look tasty! _______look tasty. All Most Some Which Those

Antecedent Examples Who wants a refreshing root beer float? To which noun is “who” referring or replacing?

You should know… A pronoun takes the place of a noun! Each pronoun has an antecedent (stated or unstated). Antecedent = the word the pronoun refers to or replaces

Antecedent example The dog chased the cats. It chased them.

Antecedent Examples Scooby Doo, where are you?  

PERSONAL PRONOUNS SHE, HER, HERS IT, ITS SINGULAR FIRST PERSON I, ME, MY, MINE SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS THIRD PERSON HE, HIM, HIS SHE, HER, HERS IT, ITS

PERSONAL PRONOUNS THEIR, THEIRS PLURAL FIRST PERSON WE, US, OUR, OURS SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS THIRD PERSON THEY, THEM, THEIR, THEIRS

NOTES PRONOUN = ANTECEDENT = TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN THE NOUN TO WHICH THE PRONOUN IS REFERRING OR REPLACING

TYPES OF PRONOUNS PERSONAL REFLEXIVE INTENSIVE DEMONSTRATIVE INTERROGATIVE INDEFINITE RELATIVE

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS REFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND IS NECESSARY TO THE MEANING SPONGE BOB ENJOYS HIMSELF AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.

Reflexive Pronouns First person myself, ourselves Second person yourself, yourselves Third person himself, herself itself, themselves

Reflexive Example The artist prided himself of his masterpiece.

Intensive Pronouns Emphasizes another noun or pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning. It intensifies the meaning! Mrs. Cochren herself popped the popcorn!

Intensive Examples Did you draw Bigfoot yourself?

Intensive Pronouns First person myself, ourselves Second person yourself, yourselves Third person himself, herself itself, themselves

REFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVE Reflexive = required Intensive = intensifier The students raised the money themselves. They motivated themselves to work hard.

  DEMONSTRATIVE THESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA. This is the best candy. Are these good treats?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS THIS THAT THESE THOSE

DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLES THESE ARE MINE. THE SHOES ARE MINE. DID YOU SEE THAT? DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT? I WANT TO BUY THIS. I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE? THIS IS HIS PET. THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THAT SPIDER IS SCARY. THAT IS SO GROSS!

ADJECTIVE THIS SPIDER IS HUGE. THIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH SPIDER?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN THIS IS HIS PET. THIS REPLACES THE NOUN “THE SPIDER”. THE SPIDER IS HIS PET.

ADJECTIVE THAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS!

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS WHICH WHAT WHO WHOM WHOSE

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE A QUESTION. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW? WHICH DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR CATS? WHOSE LEPRECHAUN IS THIS? TO WHOM ARE YOU SPEAKING?

RELATIVE PRONOUNS THAT WHICH WHO WHOM WHOSE

RELATIVE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (SUBORDINATE CLAUSES) CHOCOLATE, WHICH I LOVE, IS YUMMY. HE IS THE NEIGHBOR WHO I THINK IS A VAMPIRE!

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE INTERROGATIVE—INTRODUCES A QUESTION RELATIVE—BEGINS A SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? WHOSE DONKEY IS THAT?

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? WHICH CHEESE IS YOUR FAVORITE?

INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE? JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT NOVELS THAT KEEP ME TURNING THE PAGES.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS REFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY NAMED SOME WERE THERE. MANY WERE ABSENT.

SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ANYBODY NOBODY EACH ANYONE NO ONE EITHER ANYTHING NOTHING NONE NEITHER EVERYBODY SOMEBODY EVERYONE SOMEONE EVERYTHING SOMETHING

PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS BOTH FEW MANY SEVERAL USE PLURAL VERB FORMS— ARE, WERE, ETC.

SINGULAR OR PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ALL ANY MORE MOST NONE SOME

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SOME WERE THERE. LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS MANY WERE ABSENT. ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT.