1. Mrs. Okerblad Language Arts 8th Grade
Types of Pronouns
Mrs. Okerblad
Language Arts
8th Grade

2. Types of Pronouns Personal Relative Demonstrative Interrogative
Possessive
Indefinite
Reflexive

3. Personal Pronouns and Antecedents!
A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a noun.
* The noun it substitutes for is called the antecedent*
The student raised his hand to answer the question and he got it correct!
student = antecedent
His = pronoun
He = pronoun

4. Personal Pronouns Personal Pronouns refer to: (1st)The person speaking
(2nd)The person spoken to
(3rd) The person, place or thing spoken about
Personal Pronouns
1ST PERSON
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours
2nd Person
You, your, yours,
3rd Person
He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs
Ex.: I waited for my computer to boot up Is this 1st, 2nd, 3rd ?
Ex.: Sheila, you left your computer on Is this 1st, 2nd, 3rd ?
Ex.: I haven’t seen my brother in a year. He will arrive tomorrow. Is this 1st, 2nd, 3rd ?

5. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, or thing.
A demonstrative pronoun can come before or after its antecedent.
Singular
Plural
This That
These Those
What is the demonstrative Pronoun
Ex.: This is the book I chose.
Ex.: Those are my new friends.
Ex. Of all the stamps, these are the most valuable.
Ex. That is something that the whole class can answer.

6. Relative Pronouns
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 Clause
Subordinate Clause
Here is the book
that Betsy lost
Dino bought our old house
which needs many repairs
She is a singer
who has an unusual range
Ex. :Communication technology is one thing ________________ is continually changing.
Ex. : It has influenced everyone ______________ needs to communicate with someone else.

7. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.
Interrogative Pronouns
what which who whom whose
Ex.: What did the first computer look like?
Ex.: He asked, “Who is the computer expert here?”
Ex.: What did I do wrong?
Ex.: Who can help me purchase a computer?

8. Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns show ownership.
Mine yours his hers ours theirs my its
Ex. That shirt is hers.
Ex. The party was at his house last night.
Ex.: Jackie lost her jacket at the football game.

9. Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.
Indefinite Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Singular or Plural
Ex. :Everyone deserves an opportunity.
Ex. :Many do banking and shopping online.
Ex.: Few write checks; others use credit cards.
Another much
Anybody neither
Anyone nobody
Anything no one
Each nothing
Everybody other
Everyone little somebody someone everything something
Both
Few
Many
Others
Several
All
Any
More
Most
None
Some

10. myself yourself himself herself itself yourselves ourselves themselves
Reflexive Pronouns
A word that ends in
-self, OR -selves, and names the person or thing receiving an action.
Reflexive Pronouns
myself yourself himself herself itself
yourselves ourselves themselves
Ex. He shot himself in the foot..
Ex. I enjoyed myself at the dinner party the other night.

11. Intensive Pronoun A word that ends in self or selves
An intensive pronoun is used to emphasize
the subject of the sentence.
Intensive pronouns can be taken out of the sentence without changing the meaning.
Intensive Pronouns
Myself, himself, herself, yourself, itself
Yourselves, ourselves, themselves
Ex. She herself sat on the bottom bleacher during the football game.
Ex. I myself am sick of the heat.