Pronouns Pronoun- a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. – Example: When Mrs. Remley came into class, she was holding the biggest cup of hot chocolate I have ever seen. – Example: The driveway and sidewalks are covered with snow; they should be shoveled.

Antecedent- the word or word group (noun or pronoun) that a pronoun stands for – Ex: The dog lost his collar. dog is the antecedent of his. – Ex: Ashlyn, call your mother. Ashlyn is the antecedent of your. Sometimes the antecedent is not stated because the reader can understand the meaning of the sentence without it. For example: “Call your mother.” Pronouns must agree with the antecedent in number and gender. – Marie and Collin took their chairs with them to the game. * There are two antecedents, so the pronoun must be plural. – Janessa was wearing her coat at the mall. * Janessa is a girl, so the pronoun must be feminine.

Personal Pronouns A personal pronoun refers to ~the one speaking (first person), ~the one spoken to (second person), ~ the one spoken about (third person).

SingularPlural First Person: I, me, my, minewe, us, our, ours Second Person: you, your, yoursyou, your, yours Third Person: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its they, them, their, theirs Copy the pronoun table (p.330) into your notes Personal Pronouns

Possessive Pronoun Possessive Pronoun- used to show ownership or POSSESSION. – my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs, our, ours