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The Pronoun
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2. The Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns
Example:
Ask Dan if Dan has done Dan’s homework.
Ask Dan if he has done his homework.
As Randy left the field, Randy saw Mike.
As Randy left the field, he saw Mike.

3. The Antecedent
The word or group that a pronoun stands for (or refers to) is called its antecedent.
Example:
Frederick, have you turned in your report?
Walking the dog is fun, and it is good exercise.
Sometimes the antecedent is not stated:
Who asked that question?

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

5. Personal Pronouns Singular Plural First Person I, me, my, mine
Second Person
You, your, yours
Third Person
He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
First Person
We, us, our, ours
Second Person
You, your, yours
Third Person
They, them, their, theirs

6. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
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.

7. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
First Person
Myself, ourselves
Second Person
Yourself, yourselves
Third Person
Himself, herself, itself, themselves

8. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Tara enjoyed herself at the party.
The team prided themselves on their victory.
INTENSIVE
I myself cooked that delicious dinner.
Did you redecorate the room yourself?

9. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
Examples:
This
That
These
Those
This is the book I bought for my sister.
Are those the kinds of plants that bloom at night?

10. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
Example:
What is the best brand of frozen yogurt?
Who wrote Barrio Boy?

11. Interrogative Pronouns
What
Which
Who
Whom
Whose

12. Common Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named.
Common Indefinite Pronouns
All
Each
Many
Nobody
Other
Any
Either
More
None
Several
Anyone
Everything
Most
No one
Some
Both
Few
Much
One
Somebody

13. Indefinite Pronouns Example: Both of the girls forgot their lines.
I would like some of that chow mein.
Note: most indefinite pronouns can also be used as adjectives
Some people are bored by this movie.

14. A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause.
Relative Pronouns
A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate clause.
A subordinate clause does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence.
Common Relative Pronouns:
That
Which
Who
Whom
Whose

15. Relative Pronouns Examples:
Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was our country’s third president.
Exercise is something that many people enjoy.

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