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Pronouns. PRONOUN A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

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1 Pronouns

2 PRONOUN A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun

3 PRONOUN Pronouns agree in gender and number with the noun/pronoun it replaces

4 PRONOUN Shelly  Her, she Mark  His, he Table  It Mary and Joe  They

5 Personal and Possessive PRONOUNS SINGULARPLURAL I, me my, mine we, us our, ours you your, yours you your, yours he, him, she, her, it his, her, hers, its they, them their, theirs

6 You wouldn’t say “Marge” over and over and over and over Marge wanted Marge’s children to get to school on time. Redundant. Choppy. Bad. Very bad.

7 Example Sentence Marge wanted her children to get to school on time.

8 Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun

9 Antecedent The word a pronoun replaces Before the pronoun

10 Marge wanted her children to get to school on time. Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun

11 Example Sentence Anthony wanted to go to the football game, but he realized he forgot his wallet.

12 Anthony wanted to go to the football game, but he realized he forgot his wallet. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

13 Anthony wanted to go to the football game, but he realized he forgot his wallet. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

14 Example Sentence The Packers and the Steelers played their final game in the Super Bowl.

15 The Packers and the Steelers played their final game in the Super Bowl. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

16 The Packers and the Steelers played their final game in the Super Bowl. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

17 Example Sentence [WRITE YOUR OWN SAMPLE SENTENCE USING PRONOUNS HERE]

18 Example Sentence [WRITE YOUR NEIGHBOR’S SAMPLE SENTENCE USING PRONOUNS HERE]

19 Replace the repeated noun with a pronoun. Sarah went to Sarah’s house after dance team practice.

20 Sarah went to her house after dance team practice. What is the ANTECEDENT?

21 Sarah went to her house after dance team practice. What is the ANTECEDENT? Sarah

22 Replace the repeated noun with a pronoun. The boys ran behind the tree on the boys’ way home.

23 The boys ran behind the tree on their way home.

24 The boys ran behind the tree on their way home What is the ANTECEDENT?

25 The boys ran behind the tree on their way home What is the ANTECEDENT? The boys

26 Reflexive and Intensive PRONOUNS *End in –self/-selves SINGULARPLURAL myselfourselves yourselfyourselves himself herself itself themselves

27 Example Sentence Because Amanda did not do laundry, she found herself wearing dirty clothes.

28 Because Amanda did not do laundry, she found herself wearing dirty clothes. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

29 Because Amanda did not do laundry, she found herself wearing dirty clothes. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

30 INDEFINITE PRONOUN Does not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea Usually does NOT have an antecedent

31 SINGUALR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ANOTHERANYBODY ANYTHINGEACH EITHER MUCH NEITHERNOBODY NO ONENOTHING ONE SOMEBODY SOMEONE SOMETHING EVERYTHING EVERYBODY

32 Example Sentence Everybody in the class agrees that Huxley is adorable.

33 Everybody in the class agrees that Huxley is adorable. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

34 Everybody in the class agrees that Huxley is adorable. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT Remember- INDEFINITE pronouns usually do not have antecedents!

35 Everybody in the class agrees that Huxley is adorable. Singular Pronoun  Singular Verb `

36 PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS BOTH FEW MANY SEVERAL

37 Example Sentence Several people are waiting in line to see Drake and Tech N9ne.

38 Several people are waiting in line to see Drake and Tech N9ne. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT

39 Several people are waiting in line to see Drake and Tech N9ne. ` Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Underline the PRONOUNS Circle the ANTECEDENT Remember- INDEFINITE pronouns usually do not have antecedents!

40 Several people are waiting in line to see Drake and Tech N9ne. Plural Pronoun  Plural Verb `

41 SINGULAR or PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ALL ANY MORE MOST NONE SOME

42 SINGULAR or PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS *To decide if the pronoun is singular or plural, look at the object of the preposition.

43 SINGULAR or PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS *If the object of the preposition is singular, the verb is singular. *If the object of the preposition is plural, the verb is plural.

44 Example Sentence All of the book is in French.

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46 Example Sentence All of the books are in French.

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