1. Pronouns and Antecedents Personal Reflexive and Intensive Demonstrative Interrogative Relative and Indefinite

2. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. An antecedent is the word that a pronoun stands for or refers to. WEIRD Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework. BETTERAsk Dan if he has done his homework.

3. More Examples: Will Kendra walk Kendra’s dog this afternoon? Will Kendra walk her dog this afternoon? The twins congratulated the twins because the twins’ basketball team won the championship. The twins congratulated themselves because their basketball team won the championship.

4. A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking (first person), the one spoken to (second person), or the one spoken about (third person). Personal Pronouns Singular Plural First Person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours Second Person you, your, yours you, your, yours Third Person he, him, his, she, they, them, their, her, hers, it its theirs

5. 1)I liked him until he opened his mouth. 2)She told him the secret about your friend. 3)You wish they had more style. 4)Those tickets belong to us. 5) We hope to see them at her party. Identify the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

6. 1) I liked him until he opened his mouth. 2)She told him the secret about your friend. 3)You wish they had more style. 4)Those tickets belong to us. 5) We hope to see them at her party. Identify the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

7. 1) I liked him until he opened his mouth. 2) She told him the secret about your friend. 3)You wish they had more style. 4)Those tickets belong to us. 5) We hope to see them at her party. Identify the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

8. 1) I liked him until he opened his mouth. 2) She told him the secret about your friend. 3) You wish they had more style. 4)Those tickets belong to us. 5) We hope to see them at her party. Identify the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

9. 1) I liked him until he opened his mouth. 2) She told him the secret about your friend. 3) You wish they had more style. 4) Those tickets belong to us. 5) We hope to see them at her party. Identify the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

10. 1) I liked him until he opened his mouth. 2) She told him the secret about your friend. 3) You wish they had more style. 4) Those tickets belong to us. 5) We hope to see them at her party. Identify the Personal Pronouns in the following sentences.

11. A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun and is unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence. REFLEXIVE: Tara enjoyed herself at the party. The team prided themselves on their victory. INTENSIVEI myself cooked that delicious dinner. Did you redecorate the room yourself? Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns First Person myself, ourselves Second Person yourself, yourselves Third Person himself, herself, itself, themselves

12. Morgan treated herself to a fruit smoothie.

14. REFLEXIVE

15. The awards were sent directly to the winners themselves.

17. INTENSIVE

18. A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Examples This is the book I bought for my sister. Are those the kinds of plants that bloom at night? NOTE: This, that, these, and those can also be used as adjectives. When they are used in this way, they are called demonstrative adjectives. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN Those are very sturdy shoes. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE Those shoes are very sturdy. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN Did you order this? DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE Did you order this salad? Demonstrative Pronouns This that these those

19. This is a fantastic book about giraffes.

21. What is this referring to?

22. This is a fantastic book about giraffes. What is this referring to? book

23. Are these your cousins from Nebraska?

25. What is these referring to?

26. Are these your cousins from Nebraska? What is these referring to? COUSINS

27. An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. Examples What is the best brand of frozen yogurt? Who wrote Barrio Boy? Interrogative Pronouns What which who whom whose

28. Who will bring the party favors?

30. What is your favorite color?

32. A relative pronoun introduces an adjective clause (subordinate clause). The clause adds information about the noun that comes before it. Examples: Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was our country’s third president. Exercise is something that many people enjoy. Common Relative Pronouns that which who whom whose

33. This is the shirt that I bought yesterday.

35. The relative pronoun that introduces the subordinate clause that I bought yesterday. The subordinate clause adds information about shirt.

36. This is the shirt that I bought yesterday. The relative pronoun that introduces the subordinate clause that I bought yesterday. The subordinate clause adds information about shirt.

37. Indefinite pronouns refer to a person or thing whose exact identity is unknown. Some indefinite pronouns are singular. Some are plural. Some may be either singular or plural, depending on how they are used.

38. The following indefinite pronouns are singular: Each of the cars is missing one of its hubcaps.Someone on the boys’ team forgot his backpack.One of the ladies left her notebook here.

39. The following indefinite pronouns are plural: Plural indefinite pronouns bothfewmanyseveral If several are ready, serve them. Few of the dogs obeyed their owners. Both of the soldiers respect their captain.

40. Does anyone know the answer?

42. The indefinite pronouns anyone does not refer to a specific person.

43. We have everything we need for the picnic.

45. The indefinite pronoun everything does not refer to a specific thing.

46. Complete “Pronouns and More Pronouns” Worksheet and Quiz In your Google Classroom Use this Lesson as your complete them. Due by Friday