1. Parts of Speech Pronouns Objectives:
To identify the various kinds of pronouns
To use pronouns correctly
To correct errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement

2. Part Definition Example
Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Under the clouds, we felt like fish swimming in suntan oil.
Pronoun
A word that takes the place of one or more nouns
Electra thought that her tattoo was larger than she expected.

3. Antecedents antecedent—the noun a pronoun refers to or replaces.
Dion said that he had superpowers.
Lynn asked Sandy, “Did we miss the eclipse?”

4. Categories of Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Singular Plural
First Person
(The person speaking)
I, me, my, mine
we, us, our, ours
Second Person
(The person spoken to)
you, your, yours
Third Person
(The person or thing being spoken about)
he, him, his, she her, hers, it, its
they, them, their, theirs

5. Categories of Pronouns
2. Reflexive and Intensive
Formed by adding –self or –selves to certain personal pronouns
reflexive pronoun—refers to a noun or a pronoun mentioned earlier in the sentence.
(necessary to the meaning of a sentence)
intensive pronoun—is used directly after its antecedent to add emphasis.
(not necessary to the meaning of a sentence)

6. Reflexive and Intensive continued
Forms of Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Jason makes himself write every day. (reflexive)
It was the President himself who lied to the country. (intensive)
Singular
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
Plural
ourselves, yourselves, themselves

7. Reflexive and Intensive continued
When you use them:
Reflexive or Intensive pronouns must always have antecedents. Never use them alone in a sentence.
Avery and myself are planning to investigate the ticket scam. INCORRECT USAGE

8. Categories of Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Common Indefinite Pronouns
SINGULAR SINGULAR PLURAL EITHER
each
anyone
both
all
either
someone
few
some
neither
everybody
several
any
one
nobody
many
none
everyone
anybody
most
no one
somebody

9. Indefinite Pronouns continued
Refer to unnamed people or things
Usually do not have definite antecedents
Doesn’t everyone want to succeed in life?
Nobody was prepared for the shocking event.
Both were there, but neither realized that they had been spotted by the security cameras.

10. Categories of Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
are used to point out specific people, places, or things. (demonstrate)
The Demonstrative Pronouns
this
that
these
those

11. Demonstrative Pronouns continued
This looks like a scene from a dream.
If you order directly from the factory, can you get more of these?
We thought those older records sounded more authentic than the downloads.

12. Categories of Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Are used to ask questions.
The Interrogative Pronouns
who
whom
whose
which
what

13. Interrogative Pronouns continued
What can we do to clean up the park?
Which way did the car go after hitting the pedestrian?
Who does the best job helping in our community?

14. Categories of Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Relates an adjective clause to its antecedent. (Learn later)
The Relative Pronouns
who
whom
whose
which
that