What are Pronouns? She I He Us We

What are pronouns? Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.

Example: Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. (Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Halloween.)

Example: When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand. (Robert is a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Robert.)

Personal Pronouns Refer to people or things Include: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours. ME!

PERSONAL PRONOUNS SINGULAR PLURAL FIRST PERSON I, me, my , mine we, us, our, ours SECOND PERSON you, your, yours THIRD PERSON he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its they, them, their, theirs

Examples: He took her place in the game. Their main objective is to scare students.

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS This That These Those Demonstrative pronouns point out a specific person, place, or thing. There are four demonstrative pronouns, two singular and two plural. Example: 1. This article is not correct. 2. Is that the map of Antarctica?

RELATIVE PRONOUNS That who whose which whom A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence. There are five relative pronouns. Example: 1. The woman who is in charge just left. 2.The book that you like has not been found. 3. Where is the man whose dog was found?

PRACTICE!!! DEMONSTRATIVE AND RELATIVE PRONOUNS Identify the underlined pronoun. 1. Picasso is the painter whom I most admire.________ 2. That is the last piece of candy._________ 3. Of all her photos, those are the most original in concept. ___________ 4. Is Mary the girl whose grandfather is visiting? ___________

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question. (Think ???????) There are five interrogative pronouns. What which who whom whose Example: Who was chosen as our Homecoming Queen? Which is the shortest route to the stadium?

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones. There are many indefinite pronouns, some singular, some plural, and some either singular or plural. SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR & PLURAL anyone each either everything everyone neither no one one other somebody both few many others several all any more most none some

PRACTICE!! INTERROGATIVE & INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Identify each underlined pronoun. 1.Which is your favorite country song?____ 2.My father knows somebody at the licensing bureau._____ 3.Many of our friends will be going on the trip.____ 4.Who is the eighth-grade assistant principal?____

Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A hill is next to them. It is very steep. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It Got it! Now try another. A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It

Choose the correct pronoun. Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous. A. them B. it C. they D. we

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they Got it! Now try another. Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they

Choose the correct pronoun. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots. A. It B. You C. Them D. They

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots. bumps = They

Choose the correct pronoun. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money. A. Them B. We C. They D. She

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip. Rickie = He

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. B. The house has two stories. She was built in 1910. C. Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. Blake = He

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