Intensive, and Relative PRONOUNS Subjective, Objective, Possessive, Interrogative, Demonstrative, Indefinite, Intensive, and Relative 6th Grade ELA

PRONOUNS: Take place of the noun

Subjective Personal Pronoun I, you, he , she, it , we, they Acts as the subject of the sentence

You bought the last bag of chocolate chip cookies. Subjective Pronoun

Objective Personal Pronoun Acts as the object of a verb, preposition, or infinitive phrase Me, you, her, him, it, us, them

Robert threw me a bag of nachos Indirect object of the word threw David and Rachel invited us to dinner. Direct object of the verb “invited” Paul did their homework for them. Object of the preposition for

The guitar was so out of tune, Kyle begged Christina not to play it. Object of the Infinitive phrase to play

Possessive Pronouns Shows ownership or possession Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, their

Sometimes Daniel forgets that the football is mine! Possession

Interrogative Pronoun What, whom, who, which, whose ? It’s used to ask a question. It’s Usually the antecedent is unknown (which is the need for the question)

What do you like the most about school? Interrogative pronoun

Demonstrative Pronoun This, that, these, those Replaces one or more nouns and indicates proximity (near or far)

This is Nico’s calligraphy pen. Demonstrative pronoun

Also known As vague Indefinite Pronouns They are not definite in meaning. In other words they are not specific in which noun they replace. They may be singular or plural, and must match the verb in number.

All Any Each Few Neither Some Another Both Either Many One several There are 2 categories. Refer to a specific noun whose meaning Is easily understood only because it was previously mentioned or because the words that follow the indefinite pronoun make it clear Anybody Anything Everyone Nobody No one Somebody Something Anyone Everybody Everything None Nothing someone All Any Each Few Neither Some Another Both Either Many One several Refer to A non- specific noun

WHERE’S THE INDEFINITE PRONOUN? Tim doesn’t have any. Michael passed his car to another. Somebody rang the doorbell.

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS Myself, yourself, himself, herself, Emphasizes or intensifies a noun or another pronoun/ directs the action of the verb back to the subject of the sentence. Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves These nouns can also be called: reflexive pronouns or emphatic pronouns

She will do it herself. I heard the lie myself. EXAMPLES: The mayor himself attended the ceremony. (The mayor is the noun being intensified. It is called the antecedent of the intensive pronoun.) She will do it herself. I heard the lie myself. The dog opened the door itself.

Relative Pronoun That Whose Which Whosever Whichever Whomever Who Whom Introduces a subordinate clause (dependent clause) That Whose Which Whosever Whichever Whomever Who Whom Whoever

Whoever spilled the drink will have to clean it up. EXAMPLES: Whoever spilled the drink will have to clean it up. The fruit which was put in the fruit bowl will have to be washed. The play that she recently wrote will be made into a movie.

QUIZ TIME What were all the pronouns mentioned in this PowerPoint? Intensive, Possessive, Objective, Subjective, Relative, Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Indefinite Which pronouns are also known by other names? Intensive = EMPHATETIC = REFLEXIVE And Indefinite = VAGUE