1. Pronouns

2. Pronoun  A pronoun takes the place of a noun or more than one noun.  Replaces the word that the noun stands for.  They are used so that you do not have to continue to repeat the noun over and over in a sentence or paragraph.  Ex. With nouns: Aunt Jenny was late because Aunt Jenny had waited for Aunt Jenny’s computer technician.  Ex. With pronouns: Aunt Jenny was late because she had waited for her computer technician.

3. Antecedents of Pronouns  An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as the noun) for which a pronoun stands.  Latin prefix “ante-”means “before.”  Ex: My father opened his mail first. He couldn’t wait any longer.

4. Personal Pronouns PPPPersonal pronouns refer to The person speaking The person being spoken to The person, place or thing being spoken about First person pronouns= I, Me, My Second Person Pronouns = you, your, yours Third Person Pronouns= he, she, his, her, him, hers, it, its.

5. Demonstrative IIIIdentifies a person, place, thing, or idea. ““““This” and “These” refer to things that are near by either in space or time. Refer to singular nouns and phrases. EX: This tree is puny; That is the one I want. ““““That” and “Those” refer to things that are faraway in either space or time. Refer to plural nouns and noun phrases. Ex: Three men wanted those pies.

6. Interrogative  Used to ask questions.  Who, whom, which, what, can add the suffix “ever”  Who, whom and sometimes, which refers to people  Which and what refer to things and animals.

7. Interrogative  Which wants to see the dentist first?  Who wrote the novel Rockbound.  Whom do you think we should invite?  Who will meet the relatives at the airport?  What did she say?

8. Indefinite  An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun referring to an identifiable but not specified person or thing.  The most common indefinite pronouns are all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, each, everybody, everyone, everything, few, many, nobody, none, one, several, some, somebody, and someone.

9. Indefinite  Many were invited to the lunch but only twelve showed up.  We donated everything we found in the attic to the woman's shelter garage sale.  Make sure you give everyone a copy of the amended bylaws.  Give a registration package to each.