1. Class Notes
Pronouns
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2. Definition Objective Possessive I, you, s/he, it, we, they
Personal Pronouns
Definition
Used in the place of proper or common nouns
Subjects/ People
I, you, s/he, it, we, they
Objective
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Possessive
My, your, yours, his, her, hers, its ours, our, their
Your 5 sentences using any of the pronouns above
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3. objects/ things/ concepts
Relative Pronouns
“relates” a clause to the rest of the sentence
Definition
People
Who, Whom whoever, that, who’s (who is or who has)
Which, whichever that, when, why, where
objects/ things/ concepts
Whose, of which
Possessive
Write 3 sentences using any of the pronouns above
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4. Antecedent Gender Person Number Pronoun Agreement
word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers
Antecedent
Person
first (I/me/we/us)
second (you/your)
third (he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/their, it/its)
Number
distinguishes between singular (one) and plural (many).
Gender
Masculine or feminine
Your 3 sentences using any of the pronouns above
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5. Definition what, which Person Interrogative Pronouns The he/him method
Pronouns that are used to ask questions (interrogate)
Subject
objects/ things/ concepts
what, which
Person
Who (subject) whom (object) whose (possessive)
The he/him method
he = who him = whom
Your 5 sentences using any of the pronouns above
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6. Who do you think is responsible? (Do you think he is responsible?)
Whom shall we ask to the party? (Shall we ask him to the party?)
Give the box to whomever you please. (Give the box to him.)
Give the box to whoever seems to want it most. (He seems to want it most. [And then the clause "whoever seems to want it most" is the object of the preposition "to."])
Whoever shows up first will win the prize. (He shows up first.)
The number of people who use "whom" and "who" wrongly is appalling. The

7. Plural Definition Singular This, that These, those
Demonstrative Pronouns
Definition
Pronouns identify and/or specify a noun or pronoun
Singular
This, that
Plural
These, those
Your 3 sentences using any of the pronouns above
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8. Plural Definition Singular Indefinite Pronouns
words which replace nouns without specifying which noun they replace.
Definition
Singular
Anybody, anyone, another, each, either, everybody, everyone, nobody, no one, neither, one, other, someone, somebody
Many, both, few, several, others, all, any, some, none
Plural
Your 5 sentences using any of the pronouns above
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