1. Demonstrative Pronouns

2. Recalling what we’ve learned so far in our Pronoun Unit… Take a moment and work on the following 3 questions to get your mind back into the pronoun mindset: 1.Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?: me, yours, herself 2.Which of the following is a singular, indefinite pronoun?: somebody, anybody, several 3. When do you use a pronoun? 4. What is the word a pronoun refers to called?

3. Recalling what we’ve learned so far in our Pronoun Unit… Take a moment and work on the following 3 questions to get your mind back into the pronoun mindset: 1.Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun?: me, yours, herself 2.Which of the following is a singular, indefinite pronoun?: somebody, anybody, several 3. When do you use a pronoun? When you don’t want to be repetitive and say things over & over. 4.What is the word a pronoun refers to called? antecedent

4. Subjective Pronouns A pronoun is SUBJECTIVE when it is the thing DOING THE ACTION in a sentence. Type of Person/GroupSubjective Pronoun The person who is speakingI BoyHe GirlShe Group of kidsThey

5. Objective Pronouns Type of Person/GroupObjective Pronoun The person who is speakingme Boyhim Girlher Group of kidsthem A pronoun is OBJECTIVE when it is the thing RECEIVING THE ACTION in a sentence.

6. Possessive Pronouns The thing to remember about possessive pronouns (which show ownership of things) is that THEY NEVER GET APOSTROPHES. Possessive My/Mine Your/Yours His Hers Their/Theirs That is my dog, Fluffy. The cat is licking its paws. His mom is really nice. Did you remember your homework?

7. Reflexive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns are pronouns which REFLECT BACK on an antecedent or other pronoun. Reflexive Myself Yourself Himself Herself Themselves She drove herself to the movies once she got her license. I looked at myself in the mirror before I left the house. He fixed his phone himself by putting it in a bowl of rice. We were so proud of ourselves after we won the game.

8. Let’s see what all of these different types of pronouns look like. (Type)SubjectiveObjectivePossessiveReflexive First PersonIMeMineMyself Second Person You YourYourself Third Person- Masculine HeHimHisHimself Third Person- Feminine SheHerHersHerself Third Person - Plural TheyThemTheirThemselves

9. Both Few Many Several ALWAYS Plural Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, thing, or amount. It is vague and not “definite.” Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or plural. However, some of them can be singular in one context and plural in another. Another Anybody Anyone Anything Each Either Everybody ALWAYS Singular Everyone Less Little Neither Nobody One Somebody All Any More Could Go Either Way Most None Some

10. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: Demonstrative Pronouns are a little bit easier to remember than some of the other ones we’ve covered so far because there are only 4 that you need to remember! You can do that! ______________________________ pizza tastes delicious. ______________________________ pizza looks weird. ______________________________ shoes are so comfortable. ______________________________ shoes are too expensive for me.

11. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: Demonstrative Pronouns are a little bit easier to remember than some of the other ones we’ve covered so far because there are only 4 that you need to remember! You can do that! ______________________________ pizza tastes delicious. ______________________________ pizza looks weird. ______________________________ shoes are so comfortable. ______________________________ shoes are too expensive for me. This That These Those

12. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Demonstrative pronouns represent a thing or things: Near in distance or time (this, these) Far in distance or time (that, those) Do not confuse demonstrative pronouns with demonstrative adjectives. They are identical, but a demonstrative pronoun stands alone, while a demonstrative adjective qualifies a noun. That smells. (demonstrative pronoun) That book is good. (demonstrative adjective + noun)

13. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Replace the underlined noun phrase with one of the 4 demonstrative pronouns based on if it is singular or plural, near or far. 1.The food you’re cooking smells delicious. 2.The pretzel-like yoga move we’re currently doing really hurts. 3.What is the strange, polka-dotted creature coming toward us? 4.The cockroaches currently giving birth under our kitchen sink are really disgusting. 5.The delicious, pink cupcakes on my plate are my favorite.

14. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Replace the underlined noun phrase with one of the 4 demonstrative pronouns based on if it is singular or plural, near or far. 1. That smells delicious. 2.The pretzel-like yoga move we’re currently doing really hurts. 3.What is the strange, polka-dotted creature coming toward us? 4.The cockroaches currently giving birth under our kitchen sink are really disgusting. 5.The delicious, pink cupcakes on my plate are my favorite.

15. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Replace the underlined noun phrase with one of the 4 demonstrative pronouns based on if it is singular or plural, near or far. 1. That smells delicious. 2. This really hurts. 3.What is the strange, polka-dotted creature coming toward us? 4.The cockroaches currently giving birth under our kitchen sink are really disgusting. 5.The delicious, pink cupcakes on my plate are my favorite.

16. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Replace the underlined noun phrase with one of the 4 demonstrative pronouns based on if it is singular or plural, near or far. 1. That smells delicious. 2. This really hurts. 3.What is that? 4.The cockroaches currently giving birth under our kitchen sink are really disgusting. 5.The delicious, pink cupcakes on my plate are my favorite.

17. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Replace the underlined noun phrase with one of the 4 demonstrative pronouns based on if it is singular or plural, near or far. 1. That smells delicious. 2. This really hurts. 3.What is that? 4. Those are really disgusting. 5.The delicious, pink cupcakes on my plate are my favorite.

18. Demonstrative Pronouns (adj) deh – MON – strah – tiv: NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose Replace the underlined noun phrase with one of the 4 demonstrative pronouns based on if it is singular or plural, near or far. 1. That smells delicious. 2. This really hurts. 3.What is that? 4. Those are really disgusting. 5. These are my favorite.