Pronouns She I He Us We

Pronouns A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun or another pronoun.

Example 1.Marie went for a walk. She went for a walk. In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marie.

Antecedents An antecedent is the noun the pronoun replaces or refers to. Jane and Margaret went shopping; they bought a new book at the store. “Jane and Margaret” is the antecedent. “They”is the pronoun that replaces it.

Pronouns (Nominative, Objective, Possessive Case) Nominative - subject pronouns We played soccer. “We” is a subjective case pronoun Objective Case, object pronouns She kicked it. “It” is a pronoun and “it” is receiving the action- it is being kicked. Possessive case – pronoun shows ownership The boys left their bookbags at school.

Personal/Possessive Pronouns Singular Plural I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours You, your, yours you, your, yours He, she, it, him her they, them, their his, its, hers theirs

Object Pronouns Singular Plural me us you you him, her, it them (whom, whoever)

8 Types of Pronouns Personal/Possessive Reflexive Intensive Demonstrative Indefinite Relative Interrogative

1. Personal Pronouns A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. Karen ate pizza. She was hungry. The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."

ME!

Possessive Pronouns Take the place of a possessive noun (show ownership). Matthew’s book is on Matthew’s desk. Replace the second Matthew’s with a pronoun.

Examples 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, her, hers, it, its They, them, their, theirs

2. Reflexive Pronouns A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that refers to the subject and is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. It ends in "-self" or “-selves” Bob enjoyed himself at the gym. “Himself” is a reflexive pronoun; it is necessary for the sentence to make sense.

3. Intensive Pronouns An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. It also end in –self or –selves. It is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Did you decorate the room yourself? “yourself” is not necessary to include.

Reflexive and Intensive Examples Singular Plural Myself Ourselves Yourself Yourselves Himself Themselves Herself itself

Grrrr… Reflexive- NECESSARY Intensive- UNECESSARY To lift weights, one must FLEX their muscles. However, one doesn’t have to be INTENSE and make grunting and growling noises. Grrrr…

4. Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to persons, places, or things, in general. It may or may not be specifically named. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun. The indefinite pronoun that is a subject must agree with the verb in number.

Indefinite Exampes Singular Plural Anybody, anyone, Each, either, Every, everybody, Everyone, Neither, nobody, No one, nothing, one Both Many Few several

5. Demonstrative Pronouns A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that replaces and points out a person, place, thing, or idea. This That These Those These are sour. The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun; it replaces the word lemons.

6. Interrogative Pronouns An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns. Who wrote Twilight? The word “Who" is an interrogative pronoun.

7. Relative Pronouns Pronouns that introduce a relative clause that relates to another word in the sentence. Who, whom, whose, which, that The boy who cried wolf was attacked at the end of the story.