1. Pronouns
She I He Us We

2. Pronouns
A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or another pronoun.

3. Example 1.Marie went for a walk. She went for a walk.
In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.

4. Antecedents
An antecedent is the noun the pronoun replaces or refers to. Jane and Margaret went shopping; they bought a new book at the store. “Jane and Margaret” is the antecedent. “They”is the pronoun that replaces it.

5. Subject Pronoun
The subject pronoun is who or what the sentence is about
We played soccer.
“We” is a pronoun and it tells who the sentence is about.

6. Subject Pronouns
Singular Plural I we You you He, she, it they (who, whoever)

7. Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.
Fill In The Blank 1
Kristina went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.

8. went to the game. She brought her little brother with her.
Answer
Kristina
went to the game. She brought her
little brother with her.

9. Object Pronoun
The object pronoun is a someone or something that receives the action of the subject.
She kicked it.
“It” is a pronoun and “it” is receiving the action- it is being kicked.

10. Object Pronouns
Singular Plural me us you you him, her, it them (whom, whoever)

11. She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call ______.
Fill In The Blank 2
She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call ______.

12. She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her.
Answer
She forgot to call Jennifer. She forgot to call her.

13. 6 Types of Pronouns

14. 1. Personal Pronouns
A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about.
Karen ate pizza.
She was hungry.
The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."

15. ME!

16. Examples Singular Plural First Person I, me, my, mine
We, us, our, ours
Second Person
You, your, yours
You, your , yours
Third person
He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
They, them, their, theirs

17. 2. Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. It ends in "-self" or “-selves”
Bob enjoyed himself at the gym.
“Himself” is a reflexive pronoun; it is necessary for the sentence
to make sense.

18. 3. Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun.
It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
Did you decorate the room yourself?
“yourself” is not necessary to include.

19. Grrrr… Reflexive- NECESSARY Intensive- UNECESSARY
To lift weights, one must FLEX their muscles.
However, one doesn’t have to be INTENSE and make grunting and growling noises.
Grrrr…

20. Reflexive and Intensive Examples
Singular
Plural
Myself
Ourselves
Yourself
Yourselves
Himself
Themselves
Herself
itself

21. 4. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named.
Someone stole my wallet!
The word "someone" is the
indefinite pronoun.

22. Indefinite Exampes Singular Plural Anybody, anyone, Each, either,
Every, everybody,
Everyone,
Neither, nobody,
No one, nothing, one
Both
Many
Few
several

23. 5. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that replaces and points out a person, place, thing, or idea.
These are sour.
The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun; it replaces the word lemons.

24. Demonstrative Pronoun Examples
This
That
These
Those

25. 6. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns.
Who wrote Twilight?
The word “Who" is an interrogative pronoun.