1. Our handy, dandy, friends… They give us short cuts!
PRONOUNS
Our handy, dandy, friends…
They give us short cuts!

2. PRONOUNS TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN OR A PRONOUN
The boy looks at the books.

3. REPLACE THE NOUNS!
The boy looks at the books.
He looks at them.

4. REPLACE THE NOUNS! The students listened to Mrs. Puff.
They listened to her.

5. What about…?
Mrs. Cochren wants ice cream.
She wants what?

6. Pronouns replace nouns!
The flavors look tasty!
_______look tasty.
All
Most
Some
Which
Those

7. Antecedent Examples Who wants a refreshing root beer float?
To which noun is “who” referring or replacing?

8. You should know… A pronoun takes the place of a noun!
Each pronoun has an antecedent (stated or unstated).
Antecedent = the word the pronoun refers to or replaces

9. Antecedent example
The dog chased the cats.
It chased them.

10. Antecedent Examples
Scooby Doo, where are you?

11. PERSONAL PRONOUNS SHE, HER, HERS IT, ITS SINGULAR
FIRST PERSON I, ME, MY, MINE
SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS
THIRD PERSON HE, HIM, HIS
SHE, HER, HERS
IT, ITS

12. PERSONAL PRONOUNS THEIR, THEIRS PLURAL FIRST PERSON WE, US, OUR, OURS
SECOND PERSON YOU, YOUR, YOURS
THIRD PERSON THEY, THEM,
THEIR, THEIRS

13. NOTES PRONOUN = ANTECEDENT = TAKES THE PLACE OF A NOUN
THE NOUN TO WHICH THE PRONOUN
IS REFERRING OR REPLACING

14. TYPES OF PRONOUNS PERSONAL REFLEXIVE INTENSIVE DEMONSTRATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
INDEFINITE
RELATIVE

15. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
REFERS TO THE SUBJECT AND IS NECESSARY TO THE MEANING
SPONGE BOB ENJOYS HIMSELF AT THE KRUSTY KRAB.

16. Reflexive Pronouns First person myself, ourselves
Second person yourself, yourselves
Third person himself, herself
itself, themselves

17. Reflexive Example
The artist prided himself of his masterpiece.

18. Intensive Pronouns
Emphasizes another noun or pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning. It intensifies the meaning!
Mrs. Cochren herself popped the popcorn!

19. Intensive Examples
Did you draw Bigfoot yourself?

20. Intensive Pronouns First person myself, ourselves
Second person yourself, yourselves
Third person himself, herself
itself, themselves

21. REFLEXIVE VERSUS INTENSIVE
Reflexive = required
Intensive = intensifier
The students raised the money themselves.
They motivated themselves to work hard.

22. DEMONSTRATIVE
THESE PRONOUNS POINT OUT A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.
This is the best candy.
Are these good treats?

23. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
THIS
THAT
THESE
THOSE

24. DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
THESE ARE MINE.
THE SHOES ARE MINE.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
DID YOU SEE THE ACCIDENT?
I WANT TO BUY THIS.
I WANT TO BUY AN ARMADILLO.

25. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN OR ADJECTIVE?
THIS IS HIS PET.
THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.
THAT SPIDER IS SCARY.
THAT IS SO GROSS!

26. ADJECTIVE THIS SPIDER IS HUGE.
THIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE NOUN—THE SPIDER. WHICH SPIDER?

27. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
THIS IS HIS PET.
THIS REPLACES THE NOUN “THE SPIDER”.
THE SPIDER IS HIS PET.

28. ADJECTIVE
THAT SPIDER IS SO GROSS!

29. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
WHICH
WHAT
WHO
WHOM
WHOSE

30. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
THESE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE A QUESTION.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW?
WHICH DO YOU PREFER—DOGS OR CATS?
WHOSE LEPRECHAUN IS THIS?
TO WHOM ARE YOU SPEAKING?

31. RELATIVE PRONOUNS
THAT
WHICH
WHO
WHOM
WHOSE

32. RELATIVE PRONOUNS INTRODUCE AN ADJECTIVE CLAUSE (SUBORDINATE CLAUSES)
CHOCOLATE, WHICH I LOVE, IS YUMMY.
HE IS THE NEIGHBOR WHO I THINK IS A VAMPIRE!

33. INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE
INTERROGATIVE—INTRODUCES A QUESTION
RELATIVE—BEGINS A SUBORDINATE ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

34. INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?
WHOSE DONKEY IS THAT?

35. INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?
WHICH CHEESE IS YOUR FAVORITE?

36. INTERROGATIVE OR RELATIVE?
JODI PICOULT WRITES GREAT NOVELS THAT KEEP ME TURNING THE PAGES.

37. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
REFERS TO A NOUN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFICALLY NAMED
SOME WERE THERE.
MANY WERE ABSENT.

38. SINGULAR INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
ANYBODY NOBODY EACH
ANYONE NO ONE EITHER
ANYTHING NOTHING NONE
NEITHER
EVERYBODY SOMEBODY
EVERYONE SOMEONE
EVERYTHING SOMETHING

39. PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
BOTH
FEW
MANY
SEVERAL
USE PLURAL VERB FORMS—
ARE, WERE, ETC.

40. SINGULAR OR PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
ALL
ANY
MORE
MOST
NONE
SOME

41. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
SOME WERE THERE.
LEPRECHAUNS WERE THERE.

42. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
MANY WERE ABSENT.
ZOMBIES WERE ABSENT.