1. PRONOUNS a PRONOUN is used in place of a noun or even a pronoun. The ANTECDENT is the word that the pronoun stands for.

2. PERSONAL PRONOUNS Refers to the person speaking (1 st person). Refers to the person spoken to (2 nd person). Refers to the one being spoken about (3 rd person). SINGULARPLURAL 1 st Person I, me, my, minewe, us, our, ours 2 nd Person you, yours, yours you, your, yours 3 rd Person he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its they, them, their, theirs

3. PERSONAL PRONOUNS I love daisies!!

4. PERSONAL PRONOUNS They are beautiful flowers.

5. PERSONAL PRONOUNS Do you like Daisies?

6. PERSONAL PRONOUNS 1)My dad plays golf each week with his friends. 2)They aren’t professionals, but they have fun. 3)I like to read; do you? 4)Our class is reading Zach’s Lie. 5)She, you, or I will need to find it. 1)My dad plays golf each week with his friends. 2)They aren’t professionals, but they have fun. 3)I like to read; do you? 4)Our class is reading Zach’s Lie. 5)She, you, or I will need to find it. With your group, find all of the personal pronouns in the following sentences.

7. How did you do?? 1)My dad plays golf each week with his friends. 2)They aren’t but professionals they have fun. 3)I like to read; do you? 4)Our class is reading Zach’s Lie. 5)She, you, or I will need to find it.

8. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE pronouns REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: refers to the subject and is NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence. INTENSIVE PRONOUNS: emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence and IS NOT NECESSARY to the messing of the sentence.

9. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE PRONOUNS First Person myself, ourselves Second Person yourself, yourselves Third Person himself, herself, itself, themselves Reflexive: Mrs. Jones enjoyed herself at the game. Intensive: I myself enjoyed the game.

10. Let’s look at those two sentences again. Reflexive: Mrs. Jones enjoyed herself at the game. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: refers to the subject and is NECESSARY to the meaning of the sentence. If you take out HERSELF, the sentence is not clear!!!

11. Let’s look at those two sentences again. Intensive: I myself enjoyed the game. INTENSIVE PRONOUNS: emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the sentence and IS NOT NECESSARY to the messing of the sentence. If you take out MYSELF, the sentence is still clear.

12. REFLEXIVE and INTENSIVE PRONOUNS With your group, label the following pronouns REFLEXIVE or INTENSIVE. 1)My dad bought himself a new putter. 2)Teachers themselves have homework, too. 3)Kathy considered herself to be lucky after her fall. 4)Larry himself loves French fries. 5)Sherry looked for a new dress herself. 1)My dad bought himself a new putter. 2)Teachers themselves have homework, too. 3)Kathy considered herself to be lucky after her fall. 4)Larry himself loves French fries. 5)Sherry looked for a new dress herself.

13. Demonstrative Pronouns This is awesome! this that these those DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS points out a person, a place, or a thing

14. BEWARE!!! Demonstrative pronouns can also be other things, too!! DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE: Those shoes are bowling shoes! Look for a noun after a demonstrative pronoun; If there is one. YOU HAVE A DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE!!!!

15. Demonstrative ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN?? 1.Did you lose that? 2.That dress is beautiful! 3.These shoes are too small. 4.That is mine. 5.Did you get me this?

16. Demonstrative ADJECTIVE or PRONOUN?? 1.Did you lose that? pronoun 2.That dress is beautiful! adjective 3.These shoes are too small. adj 4.That is mine. pronoun 5.Did you get me this? pronoun

17. Interrogative Pronouns INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS begin a question. Who Whom Which What Whose Whose dog is this?

18. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS *These are the most common indefinite pronouns; there are more* many few any No one most other one several anyone more some both much somebody none either all each everything

19. Find the indefinite pronoun in each sentence. 1.That one belongs to Joey. 2.Can anyone tell us the answer? 3.Many of you will do well on the test. 4.A few of you will drink milk tonight. 5.Everything I do is wrong!

20. Your answers…. 1.That one belongs to Joey. 2.Can anyone tell us the answer? 3.Many of you will do well on the test. 4.A few of you will drink milk tonight. 5.Everything I do is wrong!

21. Relative Pronouns Relative Pronouns begin subordinate clauses. That Who Which Whom Whose A subordinate clause + a sentence= COMPLEX SENTENCE The paper that you left at home was due today.

22. Complex Sentences…what is the subordinate clause?? What words is the relative pronoun?? 1.The bug who is missing a leg is flopping around on the floor. 2.The missing book that I know nothing about is now in the hall. 3.The person whose name will not be revealed donated over a million dollars to the hospital.

23. How did you do??? 1.The bug who is missing a leg is flopping around on the floor. 2.The missing book that I know nothing about is now in the hall. 3.The person whose name will not be revealed donated over a million dollars to the hospital.