Pronouns… Part 2!

Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific (particular) person, place, or thing. Example: Does anyone know the story of Midas?

Some Indefinite Pronouns Singular AnotherNeither AnybodyNobody AnyoneNo one AnythingNothing EachOne EitherSomebody EverybodySomeone EveryoneSomething Everything Much Plural Both Few Many Others Several

A Few Exceptions… The following indefinite pronouns can be EITHER singular or plural depending on the phrase that follows them: SOME ALLExamples: ANY Everyone discusses the plot. [singular] MOSTBoth talk about King Minos. [plural] NONEAll of mythology is about beliefs and ideals. [singular] All of the myths are about beliefs and ideals. [plural]

Possessive pronouns often have indefinite pronouns as their antecedents. The pronouns must agree in number. Example: Each of the characters has his or her motive. Example: Several have conflict with their rivals.

Show What You Know! Read each sentence. Determine which word in parenthesis is correct. Write the indefinite pronoun. Determine whether the indefinite pronoun is singular or plural. 1.Many (knows, know) the tales of Midas. 2.Few (has, have) more gold than King Midas. 3.Some of the gods, however, (possesses, possess) more gold than the king. 4.One of them (is, are) the object of King Midas’s jealousy; he is Apollo, the sun god.

Check What You Know! 1.Many (knows, know) the tales of Midas. 2.Few (has, have) more gold than King Midas. 3.Some of the gods, however, (possesses, possess) more gold than the king. 4.One of them (is, are) the object of King Midas’s jealousy; he is Apollo, the sun god. Answers! 1.Know – Many, plural 2.Have – Few, plural 3.Possess – Some, plural 4.Is – One, singular

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Reflexive and intensive pronouns are formed by adding –self or –selves to certain personal and possessive pronouns. SingularPlural MyselfOurselves YourselfYourselves Himself, Herself, ItselfThemselves

Reflexive Pronouns A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person or thing is involved. Example: The woman found herself a book of folk tales.

Intensive Pronouns An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named. Example: George himself bought a copy of American Tall Tales.

RULE! Never use reflexive and intensive pronouns as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a verb or preposition. (Remember to use subject and object pronouns in those cases ) Roy and I read a tale. (not Roy and myself) It intrigued Roy and me. (not Roy and myself)

Show What You Know! Identify the reflexive or intensive pronoun in each sentence. Write the pronoun and label it accordingly. 1.Occupy yourselves by reading the legend of King Arthur. 2.The legend itself may be based on historical evidence. 3.Arthur’s mother admired herself for giving birth to such a son. 4.Arthur’s father himself was the elected sovereign of Britain.

Check! 1.Occupy yourselves by reading the legend of King Arthur. Reflexive (of what?!?!) 2.The legend itself may be based on historical evidence. Intensive 3.Arthur’s mother admired herself for giving birth to such a son. Reflexive 4.Arthur’s father himself was the elected sovereign of Britain. Intensive

Show What You Know! Write the correct pronoun in parenthesis. Label it reflexive, intensive, subject, or object pronoun. 1.I recently bought (me, myself) a book about Paul Bunyan. 2.(He, Himself) is a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods. 3.The book (it, itself) is a collector’s item. 4.The imaginative legends provide (us, ourselves) with a sense of folk tradition.

Check! 1.I recently bought _______ a book about Paul Bunyan. -reflexive 2._______ is a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods. - subject 3.The book _______ is a collector’s item. - intensive 4.The imaginative legends provide ________with a sense of folk tradition. - object myself He itself us

How did you do? Questions?!

Interrogative Pronouns An interrogative pronoun is a pronoun used to introduce an interrogative. Examples: Who is Pandora? For whom does Hephaestus make a staff? What is Pandora’s curiosity about? Whom does Zeus call? Whose is the gift of hope?

Who and Whom Who and Whom are interrogative pronouns that refer to people. Who is the subject. Who gives Pandora her name? Whom is the object of a verb or preposition. Whom does Zeus dislike? **Tip: rearrange the question into a sentence. If you can substitute whom for him or her, then whom is the correct interrogative pronoun (not who).** Zeus dislikes him/her.

Which and What Which and What are interrogative pronouns that refer to things. Some gifts are for Pandora. Which are they? Athena makes Pandora a robe. What does Hephaestus make?

Whose Whose is an interrogative pronoun that shows possession. The jar is in Pandora’s house. Whose is it? **Don’t confuse whose with the contraction who’s. Who’s reading the myth? (Who is…) Whose is it? (interrogative pronoun)

Show What You Know! Determine which interrogative pronoun in parenthesis is correct. 1.(Who, Which) is the myth about a quest for a great treasure? 2.To (whom, who) did you read those myths? 3.(What, Whom) is the object of the quest? 4.(Who, Which) is the hero in the first story? 5.(Who’s, Whose) reading these myths?

Check! Determine which interrogative pronoun in parenthesis is correct. 1.(Who, Which) is the myth about a quest for a great treasure? 2.To (whom, who) did you read those myths? 3.(What, Whom) is the object of the quest? 4.(Who, Which) is the hero in the first story? 5.(Who’s, Whose) reading these myths?

Show What You Know! Determine whether WHOSE or WHO’S belongs in each blank. 1.Jason is a famous hero of classical Greek mythology. _______ Jason? 2.In Greece Jason tamed the king’s two fire- breathing bulls. _______ were the fire- breathing bulls? Who’s Whose