Intro to Lit

 words that stand for nouns or for words that take the place of nouns  Antecedents are nouns (or words that take the place of nouns) for which the pronouns stand  Antecedents do not always appear before their pronouns, sometimes the antecedent follows its pronoun

 Sabrina unpacked her computer and turned it on.  After he graduated, Brandon got the job he always dreamed of in Florida.  Going to classes might keep you busy, but it is necessary.

Write the pronoun(s) and antecedent(s).  I am sure that she did her homework; Sally is usually very studious.  The baby threw his ball and the dog caught it.  The photographer was ready with her camera.  We are going to the movies after school.

 refer to  the person speaking (first person)  the person spoken to (second person)  the person, place, or thing spoken about (third person)

SingularPlural First PersonI, me, my, minewe, us, our, ours Second Personyou, your, yours Third Personhe, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its they, them, their, theirs

 When Paul drove up, everyone piled into his car.  During the storm, the house lost its antenna. PRACTICE: Write the pronoun and antecedent  Why are you going to sleep, Tom?  With their suitcases packed, the Joneses left forever.

 Reflexive: ends in –self or –selves and indicated that someone or something performs an action to, for, or upon itself  point back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence  essential to the meaning of the sentence  Intensive: ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence  can be omitted and the sentence still contains same basic information

 Reflexive  Joy helped herself to some turkey.  They poured themselves the milk.  The boy could smell himself from a mile away.  Intensive  The mayor herself attended the carnival  Frank fixed the refrigerator himself.  I graded the papers myself.

 Demonstrative: direct attention to specific people, places, or things  may come before or after their antecedents  This is the person we want to hire.  These are the books we will read. SingularPlural this, thatthese, those

 Relative: begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the sentence  I ate the cupcake that was on the table.  James is the student who was late today.  We visited Grandmother, whose house is in NY. Relative Pronouns that which who whom whose

 Interrogative: is used to begin a question  an interrogative pronoun may or may not have a specific antecedent EX: What do you mean? EX: Which of the kids dressed up as a ghost? Interrogative Pronouns what which who whom whose

 refers to a person, place, or thing that may or may not be specifically named  although indefinite pronouns do not require specific antecedents, they often have them  no specific: Several have visited Williamsburg.  specific: One of the students prepared a report.

SingularPluralBoth another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something both few many others several all any more most none some

 Write the reflexive or intensive pronoun and label it as R or I  Maria and Ann can buckle their shoes themselves.  Grandma knitted herself a lovely sweater.  The senator herself will address the student body.  If you believe in yourself, anything can happen.

 Write the pronoun and label as Demonstrative (D), Relative (R), Interrogative (INT) or Indefinite (IND)  This is a perfect example of a sentence.  Has anyone seen Dad lately?  What was the prize at the fair?  Whose is the most famous version?  The game, which is on TV, is almost over.  That is the pencil I was looking for.