2. Pronouns A pronoun pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or of a group of words acting as a noun. EXAMPLE: Phil feeds his deer at 4:30 every day. Angie answers her phone 1,000 times a day. Trying to get an A in English is hard work. It takes a lot of effort. Football players bruise their bodies easily.

3. Antecedents of Pronouns antecedent An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands. It is who or what the pronoun is talking about. EXAMPLE: Phil feeds his deer at 4:30 every day. Angie answers her phone 1,000 times a day. Trying to get an A in English is hard work. It takes a lot of effort. Football players bruise their bodies easily.

4. I, me, my, mineWe, us, our, ours You, your, yours He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its They, them, their, theirs Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns refer to 1. the person speaking, 2. the person spoken to or, 3. the person, place, or thing spoken about 1 st person 2 nd person Third person

5. Demonstrative Pronouns SingularPlural This, thatThese, those demonstrative pronoun A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, or thing. EXAMPLES: This is the book I chose. Those are my new friends. Of all my shirts, these are my favorite.

6. Relative Pronouns That which who whom whose A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence Independent ClauseSubordinate Clause Here is the bookthat Betsy lost. Dino bought our old house, which needs many repairs. She is a singerwho has an unusual range. Is this the manwhom you saw earlier? She is the onewhose house has a fire alarm.

7. Interrogative Pronouns An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question. What which who whom whose What is your chores to do at home? I found my socks. Whose is in the laundry basket?

8. Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronouns refers to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones. SINGULARPLURALBOTH Another, anybody, anything, anyone, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, little, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, someone, something Both, few, many, others, several All, any, more, most, none, some

9. Review of Pronouns 1.Technology is expanding. We use it every day. 2.She is my best friend. 3.He or she is the one who is on the other side of this conversation. 4.Everyone thinks school is cool.

10. Recognizing Cases of Personal Pronouns NominativeObjectivePossessive

11. Nominative CaseUse in a sentence I, we, you, he, she, it, theySubject of a verb Predicate pronoun Objective CaseUse in a sentence Me, us, you, him, her, it, them Direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition Possessive CaseUse in a sentence My, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their,theirs To show ownership The Three Cases of Personal Pronouns

12. Nominative Case USES OF NOMINATIVE PRONOUNS: 1.Subject of a verb EXAMPLE: He is the star of the show. With great effort, they lifted the car. 2.Predicate pronouns follow linking verbs (was, were, am, are, be, been, have, had, etc.) EXAMPLE: The smartest students are she and John. Use the nominative case when the pronoun is part of a compound subject. EXAMPLES: John and I; Cody and he To check if you are using the nominative pronoun correctly, use the pronoun with the verb. John and (I/me) played checkers. CHECK: I played or me played

13. Objective Uses of Objective pronouns: 1.Direct object EXAMPLE: Caitlin and I gave him the flag. Sally played on the team with him and me. 2. Indirect object EXAMPLE: Give her the plate of spaghetti. My son taught him to play the guitar. 3.Object of a preposition (THINK OF A BOX) EXAMPLE: The students gathered around her. He cried in front of me.

14. Objective When a compound object (John and me) is used check the pronoun to make sure it is used correctly. Use the pronoun with the rest of the sentence. Brad Pitt sat beside Susie and (I/me). Brad Pit sat beside I or me. ME

15. Possessive This is the easiest of all cases of pronouns. USES OF POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS: 1.To show possession. EXAMPLE: Is the 100 dollar bill yours or hers? ITS does not have an apostrophe when used at a possessive pronoun. EXAMPLE: It’s going to storm outside. The dog loved its new toy.