PRONOUNS
Unit 6 Pronouns What are pronouns and antecedents? What are pronouns and antecedents? I. Pronouns & Antecedents A. Pronoun – a word that replaces a noun B. Antecedent – the noun(s) to which a pronoun refers II. Personal Pronouns A. Subject Pronouns 1. Replace nouns as subjects of a sentence. sentence. 2. Include:
SingularPlural SingularPlural Iwe youyou he, she, itthey B.Object Pronouns 1. Replace nouns as a direct object in a sentence. 2. Include: SingularPlural SingularPlural meus youyou him, her, itthem What are Personal Pronouns? What are Personal Pronouns?
III. Possessive Pronouns A. Replace possessive nouns in a sentence a sentence B. Include: 1. Used with a noun 1. Used with a noun Singular Plural Singular Plural my our your your his, her, its their
2. Stand Alone 2. Stand Alone Singular Plural Singular Plural mine ours yours yours his, hers, its theirs IV. Interrogative Pronouns A. Used to create questions B. Who – a subject pronoun C. Whom – an object pronoun D. Whose – a possessive pronoun What are possessive pronouns? What are interrogative pronouns?
V. Indefinite Pronouns A. Do not have clear antecedents B. Singular Include: nobody anybody everybody somebody nothinganything everythingsomething anyone everyonesomeone each C. Plurals Include: all, both, few, many, all, both, few, many, others, several, some others, several, some (A boy found monkeys on Sesame Street) What are indefinite pronouns?