PRONOUNS : PRONOUNS
What is a pronoun? : What is a pronoun? It ‘s a word used in place of one or more
Nouns or pronouns
Wrong: Ask Ali if Ali has done Ali’s homework.
Right: Ask Ali if he has done his homework. 2
Antecedent : Antecedent Is the word(noun) that the pronoun refers to
Antecedent pronoun
Amy lost her books 3
Slide 4 : Sometimes the antecedent is not stated it is understood.
The boy received his present(boy is the antecedent , his is the pronoun)
It was hot outside today.(it is the pronoun) 4
Types of pronouns : Types of pronouns Personal pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Intensive pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
Relative pronouns 5
Personal Pronouns : Personal Pronouns They refer to the speaker (1st person)
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours
They refer to the one spoken to (2nd person)
you, your, yours
They refer to the one spoken about (3rd person)
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs 6
Reflexive pronouns : Reflexive pronouns Reflexive: refers to the subject and points (directs) the action of the verb back to the subject. Reflexive pronoun
She enjoyed herself at the party. 7
Intensive Pronouns : Intensive Pronouns Intensive emphasizes a noun or another pronoun.
I myself drew this picture. 8
Demonstrative Pronouns : Demonstrative Pronouns They point out a person, a place, or a thing.
THIS - THAT – THESE – THOSE
This is the book I told you about. 9
Interrogative pronouns : Interrogative pronouns They introduce a question.
What, Which, Who, Whom, whose
Who wrote this book?
Which way do I go?
Whose bag is this? 10
Indefinite Pronouns : Indefinite Pronouns They do not refer to a definite person or place or thing.
All, both, some, few, several, much, etc….
Indefinite pronouns can be used as adjectives
Some are bored of the movie. (pronoun)
Some people are bored of the movie.(adjective) 11
Relative Pronouns : Relative Pronouns Introduces subordinate clauses.
(A subordinate clause doesn’t express a complete thought so it can’t stand alone.)
That , which, Who, Whom, Whose.
This is the boy to whom the ball belongs.
subordinate clause 12