1. Personal and Possessive Pronouns

2. What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
The word that a pronoun stands for it called its antecedent.

3. It’s all about Mrs. Gay
Spend 3 minutes telling your partner all about your favorite teacher. (It doesn’t have to be me!)
There is only ONE RULE – you must call that teacher by their name – you cannot use ANY pronouns to replace their name.
Pronouns are words that replace nouns (I, me, we, us, you, your, yours, he, him, she, her, it, they, them)

4. Stop and Think How difficult is it to avoid using pronouns?
What did the conversation sound like?
Why are pronouns important?

5. What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
The word that a pronoun stands for it called its antecedent.

6. Pronouns and Antecedents
Ray said he wanted musical talents to audition for the play.
Chiyo and I auditioned together. We both got lead parts.

7. Personal Pronouns SINGULAR PLURAL First person I, me (my, mine) We, us
(our, ours)
Second Person
You (your, yours)
You
(your, yours)
Third Person
He, him, she, her, it
(his, her, hers, its)
They, them
(their, theirs

8. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show ownership or relationship.
Practice & Apply – page 10
Write each pronoun and tell whether it is personal or possessive.

9. Essential Question
Why does using the correct pronoun matter in writing?
Pronouns replace unnecessary OR repetitive nouns.

10. Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun reflects action back upon the subject and adds information to the sentence.
Delilah prepared herself for a long day.
A reflexive pronoun MUST have an antecedent!!

11. Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence.
The wait itself would take hours.

12. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Reflexive and intensive pronouns are formed by adding –self or –selves to forms of the personal pronouns.
Singular
Plural
First person
Myself
Ourselves
Second person
Yourself
Yourselves
Third person
Himself, herself, itself
themselves

13. Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns point out specific persons, places, things, or ideas.
Demonstrative pronouns help us indicate whether things we point out are relatively near in time/space or farther away.
Demonstrative pronouns are:
This -- That
These -- Those

14. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place or thing.
An indefinite pronoun usually does not have an antecedent.

15. Indefinite Pronouns Singular
Another, anybody, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something
Plural
Both, few, many, several
Singular or plural
All, any, more, most, none, some

16. Interrogative and Relative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to ask a question.
A relative pronoun is used to introduce subordinate clauses.

17. Interrogative and Relative Pronouns
Who, whom, whose, which, what
Relative
Who, whom, whose, which, that

18. In Class Practice – DUE TODAY
Complete Exercises A and B on page 13 of the Language Network textbook.
Answer the Essential Question on the same page as your Exercises A and B.
EQ: Name 3 ways that pronouns can be used in writing. (Hint: Review the definitions of each pronoun.)

19. In Class Practice – DUE TODAY
Language Network – page 13
Exercise A: Write each pronoun & identify its antecedent if it has one. Label each pronoun as reflexive, intensive, indefinite, interrogative, or relative.
Exercise B: Follow directions in textbook.
Answer the Essential Question on your paper.
EQ: Name 3 ways that pronouns can be used in writing. (Hint: Review the definitions of each pronoun.)