Pronouns

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Pronouns
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Personal Pronouns

• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one
  or more nouns.
• personal pronouns refer to people or things.

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Subject Pronouns

• are used as the subject of a sentence.
• She is my best friend.
• It is my dog.
• Does he know the answer?
• You and I will meet later.

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Object Pronouns

• are used as the direct/indirect object or the
  object of a preposition.
• Give the book to me.
• The teacher gave her a reprimand.
• I will tell you a story.
• Susan read it to them.

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List of Personal Pronouns

• Singular Plural
• I we
• you you
• he, she, it they

Subject Pronouns
me us you you him, her, it them

Object Pronouns
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PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS

• The noun or group of words that a pronoun refers
  to is called its antecedent.

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Possessive Pronouns

• are pronouns that shows who or what has
  something and may take the place of a possessive
  noun.
• Homers story is famous.
• His story is famous.
• This story is Homers.
• This story is his.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is
  used before a noun. The other form is used alone.

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Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not
  refer to a particular person, place, or thing.
• Does anyone know the story of Midas?
• Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or
  plural.

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Some Indefinite Pronouns
Singular Plural
another everybody no one anybody everyone nothing anyone everything one anything much somebody each neither someone either nobody something both few many others several
All, any, most, none and some can be singular or
plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.
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Reflexive Pronouns
refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates
that the same person or thing is involved.
Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding self or
selves to certain personal and possessive
pronouns The woman found herself a book of
folktales.
Reflexive Pronoun
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Reflexive Pronouns
Singular Plural
myself yourself himself, herself, itself ourselves yourselves themselves
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Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that adds
emphasis to a noun or pronoun already
named. George himself bought a copy of American
Tall Tales. He himself paid for the book.