2. C English Encounters

3. Pronouns

4. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Copy def. Of pronouns

5. A pronoun must have a clear antecedent, a word to which the pronoun refers. Copy def. Of pronouns

6. Example of an antecedent: 1. Juan hurt his foot. Juan refers to his and is the antecedent of his. Copy def. Of pronouns

7. Example of an antecedent: Jan likes to read. She reads everyday. Jan is the antecedent of she because she refers to Jan. Copy def. Of pronouns

8. 1. Personal Pronouns A. Subjective B. Objective C. Possessive

9. Subjective Pronouns SingularPlural 1st Person Iwe 2nd Person you 3rd Person he she it they Copy subjective pronous

10. Subjective Pronouns are used in the subject of a sentence or clause. I love leaning. You look great. She works late everyday. We are talking.

11. Objective Pronouns SingularPlural 1st Person meus 2nd Person you 3rd Person him her it them

12. Objective Pronouns are used as an object in a sentence. My sister is teaching me. I am going with him. Call her tomorrow. John is driving us to class.

13. Possessive pronouns take the place of possessive nouns in a sentence. Examples: This is Jorge’s book. This is his book. This book is his.

14. Possessive Pronouns SingularPlural 1st Personmy, mineour, ours 2nd Personyour, yours 3rd Person his her, hers its their, theirs

15. my Hello. My name is Mr. Evans. In conversation context

16. your What is your name?

17. his What is his name?

18. Her name is Mrs. Smith. her

19. its Its name is Bear.

20. our Welcome to our class!

21. your What are your name s ?

22. their What are their name s ?

23. 2. Demonstrative Pronouns point to specific nouns. There are 4 DEMONSTRATIVE pronouns: singular: this, that, plural: these, and those.

24. Examples of demonstrative pronouns: Singular: (Close) This is my hat. (Far) That is your hat. Plural: (Close) These are my hats. (Far) Those are your hats.

25. 3. Indefinite Pronouns point to nouns in a general way. Here are some indefinite pronouns: all anyb ody both either anyone anyt hing each few one othe rs seve ral som e

27. 4. Interrogative Pronouns are used to ask questions. Here are some interrogative pronouns: What which who whom whose

28. 5. Intensive Pronouns are used to emphasize a pronoun and 6. Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to a noun.

29. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns PersonSingularPlural 1stmyselfourselves 2ndyourselfyourselves 3rd him her it themselves

30. Examples of Intensive Pronouns: I myself would not do it that way. You yourselves should know better.

31. Examples of Reflexive Pronouns: Nancy made that dress herself. We wanted to cheer ourselves when we heard the score.

32. 7. Relative Pronouns connect two clauses. Some RELATIVE pronouns are: who, that, whom, which, whoever, whomever, whichever

33. Examples of Relative Pronouns: I saw that he was very ill. Did you see who did that? She is sure he is sorry for whatever he did.