Pronouns

A Pronoun is used in place of one of more nouns. Catherine told Catherine’s father that Catherine would be late. Catherine told her father that she would be late. An antecedent is a word that the pronoun stands for. Catherine forgot her key. pronounantecedent

Your Turn! Read each sentence. Write the pronouns and their antecedents. 1.The passengers scramble to find their luggage and even got down on their hands and knees to find their belongings. 2.In no time, the travelers found themselves fighting over toothbrushes and combs. 3.One man shouted, “The brown bag belongs to me! “ 4.“Are you sure the blue socks are yours?” asked another traveler. 5.“A young couple asked, “Who owns this red shirt?

Your Turn! Read each sentence. Write the pronouns and their antecedents. 1.The passengers scrambles to find their luggage and even got down on their hands and knees to find their belongings. 2.In no time, the travelers found themselves fighting over toothbrushes and combs. 3.One man shouted, “The brown bag belongs to me!” 4.“Are you sure the blue socks are yours?” asked another traveler. 5.“A young couple asked, “Who owns this red shirt?”

Personal Pronouns refer to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). SingularPlural FIRST PERSONI, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours SECOND PERSONyou, your, yours THIRD PERSON he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs Examples: First Person: Give me a hand. Second Person: Do you have any change? Third Person: They left an hour ago.

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns First Personmyself, ourselves Second Personyourself, yourselves Third Personhimself, herself, itself, themselves

A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. John prided himself on teaching others how to operate the camera. John designed the camera himself. ***HINT: If you can read the sentence without the pronoun and it makes sense, it is a intensive pronoun.

Your Turn! Copy the chart onto your paper. PronounAntecedentReflexive, Intensive or Personal

Write the pronoun, its antecedent, and whether it is personal, reflexive or intensive on your chart. 1.British explorer, Sir Richard Burtan himself wrote many books about his adventures in Britain. 2.We watched the movie about Robert O’Hara Burke’s trip across Australia. 3.Queen Isabella of Spain herself gave approval for the voyages of Christopher Columbus. 4.Matthew Henson prided himself on being the first person actually to reach the North Pole 5.He wrote a book about his expeditions with Commander Robert E. Perry.

Demonstrative Pronouns Point out a person, place, thing or thing that this these those Interrogative Pronouns Introduce a question what which who whom whose Relative Pronouns Introduces a subordinate clause that which who whom whose

Your Turn! Write each pronoun and indicate if it is demonstrative, interrogative, or relative. 1. This is a picture of the sculpture, which suggests it’s larger-than-life size. 2. The nine mustangs that make up the work appear to gallop across Williams Square. 3. The horses, whose images are cast in bronze, form the world’s largest equestrian sculpture. 4. That is an amazing sight! 5. What is the name of the sculptor who created the mustangs?

Indefinite Pronouns Refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that is not specifically named. all another any anybody anyone anything both each either everybody everyone everything few many more most much neither nobody none no one nothing one other severalsome somebody someone something

Indefinite Pronouns Everyone completed the test before the bell rang. Neither of the actors knew what their next line was. Both contain winter clothing Each of the players took one of the caps.